Takayasu Okushima

Takayasu Okushima
奥島 孝康
Okushima in 2015
President of Hakuoh University
In office
April 2013 – 1 May 2024
Preceded byMayumi Moriyama
Chief Scout of the Scouting Association of Japan
In office
April 2010 – 1 May 2024
Preceded byTsunao Hashimoto
Personal details
Born(1939-04-16)16 April 1939
Kihoku, Ehime, Japan
Died1 May 2024(2024-05-01) (aged 85)
Tokyo, Japan
Alma materWaseda University

Takayasu Okushima (奥島 孝康, Okushima Takayasu, 16 April 1939 – 1 May 2024) was a Japanese law professor,[1] President of Hakuoh University,[2] President of Waseda University,[3] the 10th Chief Scout of the Scout Association of Japan since 1 April 2010, and served as the Camp Chief of the 23rd World Scout Jamboree.

In addition, Okushima was the Japan High School Baseball Federation (JHBF)[4] President and Japan Student Baseball Association (JSBA) Director, and served as Member at-large of the Baseball Federation of Japan.

Okushima died of pneumonia in Tokyo on 1 May 2024, at the age of 85.[5]

  1. ^ Agency, Japan Science and Technology. "OKUSHIMA Takayasu - Researcher - researchmap". researchmap.jp.
  2. ^ "Takayasu Okushima: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. 25 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Former Presidents".
  4. ^ "BFJ : BASEBALL FEDERATION OF JAPAN". www.baseballjapan.org.
  5. ^ 元日本高野連会長の奥島孝康氏(鬼北町出身)が死去 (in Japanese)