Honorary Chairman of the Board (former Chairman of the Board) of Chiba Gakuen School Corporation, Yoshinaka Harada, passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at the age of 94.
We would like to express our deepest gratitude for the kindness shown to us during his lifetime and to inform you of his passing.
The funeral and memorial service were held without incident among close relatives.
We will announce the date, time, and venue of the farewell ceremony as soon as the details have been decided.
We would also like to ask you to kindly accept condolences and would sincerely appreciate your kind words and to decline any offers of condolence money, offerings, or telegrams of condolence.
Biography
| full name | Yoshinaka Harada |
|---|---|
| date of birth | May 18, 1929 (Showa 4) |
| Education | March 1953 Graduated Chiba University of Commerce of Commerce, Department of Commerce |
| Career | April 1953-April 1962 Editorial Department, Tokyo Branch Office, Kotsu Mainichi Shimbun, Inc. April 1962 - May 2019 School Corporation Chiba Gakuen Councilor May 1962 School Corporation Chiba Gakuen Chairman of the Board Substitute December 1966 School Corporation Chiba Gakuen Director, Chairman of the Board Acting January 1967-May 2019 School Corporation Chiba Gakuen Chairman of the Board, Dean May 1974 - March 1975 Chiba University of Commerce, Chiba Junior College President Acting for the position |
| Past Employees | Member of the Committee for Reviewing Articles of Incorporation of the Association of Private Universities in Japan Director the Chiba Prefecture Private Universities and Junior Colleges Association 24th Standing Member of the Ichikawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry Advisor of Tokyo Fukushima Association (Fukushima Town, Matsumae District, Hokkaido) Director the Japan Association of Private Universities Managing Director of the Japan Association of Private Universities Council Councilor of the Chiba Prefecture Private Education Promotion Foundation, etc. |
| Awards | November 1988: Received the Blue Ribbon Medal September 1989: Received the IAUP (International Association of Presidents) Award October 1991: Received the National Fairness Committee Association Award October 1996: Awarded the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award November 1996: Received the All Japan Academic Association Award October 1999: Awarded the National Fairness Committee Federation Award November 1999: Received the Ichikawa City 65th Anniversary Award January 2000: Received the Japan Association of Private Universities and Colleges Award for Long-Term Service (32 years) October 2000: Received the Minister of Education Award November 2004: Received the Ichikawa City 70th Anniversary Award December 2004: Received the Chiba Prefecture Private Schools Association 50th Anniversary Award March 2007: Received the Japan Association of Private Universities and Colleges Award for Long-Term Service (40 years) September 2008: Received the Ichikawa City Government Merit Award April 2009: Received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon April 2011: Received the Ichikawa City Fairness Committee Award July 2014: 10th Anniversary Award from the Japan Higher Education Accreditation Council, a public interest foundation November 2014: Awarded Ichikawa City 80th Anniversary Merit Award December 2014: Chiba Prefecture Private School Education Promotion Foundation 60th Anniversary Award November 2016: Received the 70th Anniversary Award from the Japan Academy of Sciences, a general incorporated association March 2017: Awarded the 50 Years of Service Award by the Japan Association of Private Universities and Colleges |