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	Katsuhiko Oku at AllExperts
		A very popular and dynamic personality, he later became a diplomat and was sent from the Japanese embassy in London to Iraq where he was killed by unknown assailants with the interpreter Masamori Inoue and their Iraqi driver when their car was ambushed on November 29 2003.
		Katsuhiko Oku made a point of visiting many countries and finding out what the local people wanted.
		Oku, and is a trustee of his memorial fund in Japan.
	en.allexperts.com /e/k/ka/katsuhiko_oku.htm (325 words)

	Katsuhiko Oku - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A very popular and dynamic personality, he later became a diplomat and was sent from the Japanese embassy in London to Iraq where he was killed by unknown assailants with the interpreter Masamori Inoue and their Iraqi driver when their car was ambushed on November 29, 2003.
		Katsuhiko Oku made a point of visiting many countries and finding out what the local people wanted.
		Oku, and is a trustee of his memorial fund in Japan.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oku_Katsuhiko (270 words)

	Oku Inoue Fund for Empowering Children
		Ambassador Katsuhiko Oku was born in Hyogo in 1958.
		On 29 November 2003, Katsuhiko Oku was fatally shot in the southern area of Tikrit in Iraq.
		Mr Oku was a long-standing member of the Japan RFU International Committee and made considerable effort to support exchange between Japan and rugby unions of countries throughout the world.
	www.oku-inoue-fund.com /eng/oku (903 words)

	Embassy of Japan in the UK : Japan-UK Relations - Past Events and Announcements
		Ambassador Katsuhiko Oku* and his colleague, Masamori Inoue, were attempting to do just that when they sacrificed their lives near Tikrit on their return from a conference on the reconstruction of Iraq.
		Oku is survived by his wife Emiko and their son and two daughters.
		Oku san had a great ability to delegate, concentrating himself on the overall policy and getting involved in the elements of a project where he thought that he could add most value.
	www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp /en/japanUK/past/040109.html (1888 words)

	Japanese diplomat refused 'to yield' - The Washington Times: World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Oku, 45, was fatally shot near Tikrit along with his colleague, Masamori Inoue, 30.
		Oku, who had been serving in Iraq since April, wrote how the death of a Canadian friend in the bombing of the U.N. building in Baghdad in August had spurred him to greater efforts.
		Oku recorded how ordinary Iraqis were grateful to the allied nations trying to restore order to Iraq and rebuild its shattered infrastructure.
	www.washtimes.com /world/20031202-114509-4268r.htm (450 words)

	AxisofLogic/ Asia
		Yet, even more incomprehensible then that, are the actions of the diplomats, who traveled without military escort and found the leisure to stop for a drink on the road despite embassy orders to request armed guards when traveling in Iraq.
		Equally careless, commentators claim, is that Oku and Inoue were allowed to choose a Toyota over a more bullet-resistant Mercedes-Benz.
		Their own precautionary measures, as Oku and Inoue reportedly told their embassy colleagues, were pretty much limited to "not drawing too much attention traveling in [an] area that is a hotbed of support for Saddam Hussein".
	www.axisoflogic.com /cgi-bin/exec/view.pl?archive=36&num=3683 (1262 words)

	Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
		A very popular and dynamic personality, he later became a diplomat and was sent from the Japan ese embassy in London to Iraq where he was killed by unknown assailants with the interpreter Inoue Masamori and their Iraqi driver when their car was ambushed on November 29, 2003.
		He was promoted posthumously to ambassador in recognition of his work by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan) Japanese foreign ministry (Gaimusho).
		There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article Katsuhiko Oku.
	www.mauspfeil.net /Katsuhiko_Oku.html (330 words)

	Slain envoy left diary urging unyielding fight against terrorism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Katsuhiko Oku, 45, a diplomat, was registered at Japan's London Embassy but had been serving in Iraq since April.
		Oku's last report, which was dated Nov 27, was published posthumously yesterday.
		Japanese diplomat Katsuhiko Oku, 45, seen in this undated photo, and Masamori Inoue, 30, not shown in photo, were killed after their car was ambushed near the Iraqi city of Tikrit, Japan's Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi said Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003.
	freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1032229/posts (1006 words)

	Embassy of Japan in the UK : Japan-UK Relations - Exchange
		On April 21, a Conference on Japan's Foreign Policy was held in memory of the late Ambassador Katsuhiko Oku at St Antony's College, Oxford University.
		The Conference was organised by the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies and the Middle East Centre, with the support of the Embassy of Japan.
		In his speech during the opening of the Conference, Ambassador Orita paid tribute to Ambassador Oku and the significance of his work in Iraq.
	www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp /en/japanUK/exchange/040427_oku.html (318 words)

	Cass Business School \| Cass sorrow at Japanese Ambassador’s death in Iraq
		Cass Business School would like to express deep regret at the death of Ambassador Katsuhiko Oku, who was killed in the northern Iraq conflict on 29 November 2003.
		Mr Oku was seconded to Iraq in April last year in order to help with post-war reconstruction efforts.
		In the 2002/2003 academic year, Mr Oku visited Japanese students at Cass as part of a tour of UK universities and business schools.
	www.cass.city.ac.uk /media/stories/story_90_18491_31770.html (140 words)

	Remarks by the Vice President at the Washington Post-Yomiuri Shimbun Symposium
		Recently, in Washington, President Bush paid tribute to Katsuhiko Oku, a devoted public servant assigned to Iraq, who was killed in a terror attack in Baghdad.
		Oku kept a diary, and one entry records his sense of duty and pride in the mission he was given.
		Oku served with distinction in Iraq and America joins you in honoring his memory.
	www.whitehouse.gov /news/releases/2004/04/20040413.html (4426 words)

	Cheney Thanks Japan for Taking Lead Against Terrorism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Recently, in Washington, President Bush paid tribute to Katsuhiko Oku, a devoted public servant assigned to Iraq, who was killed in a terror attack in Baghdad.
		Oku kept a diary, and one entry records his sense of duty and pride in the mission he was given.
		Oku served with distinction in Iraq and America joins you in honoring his memory.
	japan.usembassy.gov /e/p/tp-20040414-06.html (4906 words)

	LEAD: U.S. officials visit Japan embassy for condolences Asian Political News - Find Articles
		Inoue just pointing out that we will never forget their sacrifice that they died trying to help their fellow men and as such are heroes,'' he said.
		The two Japanese diplomats -- Katsuhiko Oku, 45, and Masanori Inoue, 30 -- were gunned down by assailants in northern Iraq on Saturday.
		Oku, a counselor dispatched to Iraq from the Japanese Embassy in London, and Inoue, a third secretary at the Japanese Embassy in Baghdad, are the first Japanese to be killed in Iraq since the U.S. invasion of the country in March.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_2003_Dec_8/ai_111008117 (320 words)

	Transcript: Bush Speaks on Iraq Anniversary (washingtonpost.com)
		With Afghanistan and Iraq showing the way, we are confident that freedom will lift the sights and hopes of millions in the greater Middle East.
		One man who believed in our cause was a Japanese diplomat named Katsuhiko Oku.
		Oku was killed when his car was ambushed.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A7591-2004Mar19?language%3Dprinter (2251 words)

	George W. Bush, Address One Year After Operation Iraqi Freedom—March 19, 2004
		With Afghanistan and Iraq showing the way, we are confident that freedom will lift the sights and hopes of millions in the greater Middle East.
		One man who believed in our cause was a Japanese diplomat named Katsuhiko Oku.
		Oku was killed when his car was ambushed.
	www.presidentialrhetoric.com /speeches/03.19.04.html (2282 words)

	Become a civil servant for tomorrow!
		Another example is the diplomat Katsuhiko Oku, posthumously granted the rank of ambassador, who resolutely dedicated himself to the return of genuine peace to Iraq and to the return of smiles to the faces of Iraqis until he was cut down by a terrorist bullet.
		Ambassador Oku visited more than 100 countries and regions and strove to understand the local circumstances, people and culture.
		It is hoped that not only those who have passed the National Civil Servant Exam, but the students who hope to go into public service (both national and local), will make efforts to attain their ideals as public servants.
	www.waseda.jp /student/weekly/contents/english/e069a.html (314 words)

	Diplomats' bodies arrive in Tokyo
		Plans to send more than 1,000 troops -- Japan's biggest overseas military deployment since World War Two -- were delayed last month after a bomb attack on an Italian military police headquarters in Iraq killed 19 Italians and 14 locals.
		Katsuhiko Oku, 45, who worked for the Japanese Embassy in London, and Masamori Inoue, 30, who worked for the Japanese Embassy in Baghdad, were gunned down Saturday near the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit.
		They were killed as they were traveling to a reconstruction conference near the hometown of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
	homepage.mac.com /slindahl/iblog/C1690116203/E1172267378 (337 words)

	The Japan Times Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Oku, 45, a counselor at the Japanese Embassy in London, was sent to Iraq in April 2003 to work for the Coalition Provisional Authority.
		He was killed Nov. 29 in an ambush by unknown assailants in northern Iraq.
		Bush stressed the need for the international community to unite against terrorism by quoting remarks from Oku's diary written in Iraq.
	www.japantimes.com /cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20040321a2.htm (514 words)

	Japan Govt pressured to reject Iraq deployment. 01/12/2003. ABC News Online
		The Japanese Government is now under enormous pressure to abandon its plan to send troops to help rebuild Iraq after two diplomats were killed there over the weekend.
		Katsuhiko Oku and Masamori Inoue were travelling to an aid conference in northern Iraq, when they stopped at a roadside food stall and were shot to death.
		Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi says his government will not give in to terrorism, and has vowed to press ahead with plans to dispatch non-combat troops to help rebuild Iraq.
	pandora.nla.gov.au /pan/33312/20031218/www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1000426.htm (171 words)

	Japan Reportedly to Send Troops to Iraq
		The two men Katsuhiko Oku, 45, and Masamori Inoue, 30 were killed in Tikrit, north of Baghdad, on Saturday while on their way to a conference on reconstruction.
		It must be a great loss for the Foreign Ministry not to mention for the bereaved families and for all of Japan to have Third Secretary Masamori Inoue and Counselor Katsuhiko Oku brutally stolen away by an act of unforgivable and unfathomable violence.
		It is still inconceivable--if not an outrage--that such young Japanese professionals as Inoue-san and Oku-san--in the prime of their lives and careers and likewise dedicated to a goodwill mission to bring peace and reconstruction assistance--would have been attacked in this way.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1033670/posts (1045 words)

	CNN.com - Japan to probe diplomats' ambush - Dec. 1, 2003
		Oku, left and Inoue are Japan's first casualties in Iraq.
		But Japanese officials, citing Iraqi sources in the area, say a car approached the diplomats' armored vehicle from behind, shot at it and ran it off the road.
		Japan's first casualties in Iraq were identified as Katsuhiko Oku, 45, who worked for the Japanese Embassy in London, England, and who had been in Iraq for several months, and Masamori Inoue, 30, who worked for the Japanese Embassy in Baghdad.
	premium.europe.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/11/30/sprj.irq.japan/index.html (523 words)

	Kyodo News - Photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Japanese Ambassador to Britain Yoshiji Nogami (L) hands a trophy to the captain of a British rugby team after a match played in western London on Nov. 26 to commemorate slain Japanese diplomat Katsuhiko Oku's contribution to friendship between the two countries.
		The match was held between a team of Japanese businessmen and students living in Britain and a team of British graduates of Oxford and Cambridge universities.
		Oku, who was killed in Iraq in 2003, was a rugby player when he studied at Oxford University.
	home.kyodo.co.jp /modules/fstPhotos/index.php?photoid=9644 (112 words)

	Official Mourning for Two Japanese Diplomats Killed in Iraq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Oku was a Counsellor at the Embassy of Japan in United Kingdom and was on temporary assignment to Baghdad, while Mr.
		Inoue was a Third Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in Iraq.
		Katsuhiko Oku was posthumously awarded promotion to the rank of Ambassador, and Mr.
	www.pk.emb-japan.go.jp /Iraq%20Diplomats/official_mourning_for_two_japane.htm (145 words)

	CNN.com - Japan to probe diplomats' ambush - Dec. 1, 2003
		Oku, left and Inoue are Japan's first casualties in Iraq.
		But Japanese officials, citing Iraqi sources in the area, say a car approached the diplomats' armored vehicle from behind, shot at it and ran it off the road.
		Japan's first casualties in Iraq were identified as Katsuhiko Oku, 45, who worked for the Japanese Embassy in London, England, and who had been in Iraq for several months, and Masamori Inoue, 30, who worked for the Japanese Embassy in Baghdad.
	edition.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/11/30/sprj.irq.japan (528 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Middle East / Japan Diplomats Slain in Iraq, Tokyo Says Undaunted (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		A senior leader of Japan's political opposition underlined the government's predicament, demanding a special session of parliament to deal with the issue.
		Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi told a news conference that diplomats Katsuhiko Oku, 45, and Masamori Inoue, 30, were killed in the attack, which occurred near Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, 175 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad.
		A non-Japanese driver of the diplomats' vehicle was also injured in the attack, officials said.
	www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2003/11/30/japan_diplomats_slain_in_iraq_tokyo_says_undaunted (795 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		But the news can only deepen the dilemma for Koizumi, who must balance the demands of vital security ties with the United States with the concerns of domestic voters, who are increasingly nervous about the dangers involved.
		Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi told a news conference that two diplomats, 45-year-old Katsuhiko Oku and Masamori Inoue, 30, were killed in the attack, which officials earlier said took place near Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, 175 km north of Baghdad.
		A non-Japanese driver of the diplomats' vehicle was also injured in the attack, which took place around 5 p.m.
	www.dailynews.lk /2003/12/01/wor01.html (629 words)

	Channelnewsasia.com
		The pair and their Iraqi driver were fatally shot by attackers with small-calibre weapons after they stopped at a food stall Saturday around 5:00 pm (1400 GMT) near Tikrit, US military and Japanese foreign ministry spokesmen said.
		The two killed Saturday were councillor Katsuhiko Oku, 45, from the Japanese embassy in Britain and Masamori Inoue, 30, the third secretary with Japan's embassy in Iraq, the ministry confirmed late Sunday.
		The Toyota Land Cruiser they were riding in was lightly armored, but they were not accompanied by armed guards, according to Japan's foreign ministry, which specified that the two were first Japanese to die in Iraq since the start of the US-led war on March 20.
	www.channelnewsasia.com /stories/afp_asiapacific/view/59769/1/.html (894 words)

	4/14/04 - JAPAN FIGHTS TERRORISM - 2004-04-14
		In his March 19th speech to the international diplomatic corps, President George W. Bush paid tribute to Katsuhiko Oku, one of the two Japanese diplomats killed in a terrorist attack in Iraq.
		Oku wrote: “The free people of Iraq are now making steady progress in reconstructing their country while also fighting against the threat of terrorism.
		We must join hands with the Iraqi people in their effort to prevent Iraq from falling into the hands of terrorists,” wrote Mr.
	voanews.com /uspolicy/archive/2004-04/a-2004-04-14-3-1.cfm (308 words)

	The Seattle Times: Opinion: Deaths of Japanese diplomats generate a political tsunami (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		And so the tragic news of the assassination of two Japanese diplomats in Iraq had barely reached Japan's capital before the government began issuing reassurances.
		The deaths of diplomats Katsuhiko Oku and Masamori Inoue were not only devastating to their families but to the Japanese people in general.
		They are against the war — mystified by the heavy U.S. military commitment in Iraq when the main struggle is said to be against terrorism worldwide.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/opinion/2001806595_plate04.html (747 words)

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