知日派論客として日米同盟強化に尽力し昨年亡くなった、米ヴァンダービルト大名誉教授のジェームス・E・アワー氏の日米共同葬礼行事が京都府舞鶴市沖の海自掃海母艦「ぶんご」の甲板上で行われました。晩年の厳しい体調の中で行われた、日本人の友人による最後のインタビューを紹介します。
Yozo Naotsuka
Yozo Naotsuka is a Japanese businessman educated in Japan (Gakushuin) and the United States (University of California, Berkley). His career spans major international joint-venture development efforts, including Nissho Iwai’s Aventine Hyatt Regency project in San Diego and the renovation of San Francisco’s historic Warfield Theatre. He also partnered with renowned promoter Sid Bernstein and has maintained enduring relationships with Norman Mineta, George Hinoki, and the US Navy while maintaining a lifelong commitment to cross-cultural advocacy and public engagement.
