Takayasu Okushima

Japanese legal scholar (1939–2024)

奥島孝康

Okushima in 2015

President of Hakuoh UniversityIn office
April 2013 – 1 May 2024Preceded byMayumi MoriyamaChief Scout of the Scouting Association of JapanIn office
April 2010 – 1 May 2024Preceded byTsunao Hashimoto Personal detailsBorn(1939-04-16)16 April 1939
Kihoku, Ehime, JapanDied1 May 2024(2024-05-01) (aged 85)
Tokyo, JapanAlma 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]

References

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

Academic offices
Preceded by Chumaru Koyama	President of Waseda University 1994–2002	Succeeded by Katsuhiko Shirai
Preceded by Yasuhiko Torii	President of the Japan Association of Private Universities and Colleges 2001–2003	Succeeded by Yuichiro Anzai
Preceded by Mayumi Moriyama	Principal of Hakuoh University 2013–2024	Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by Haruo Wakimura	President of the Japan High School Baseball Federation 2008–2015	Succeeded by Eiji Hatta
Scouting
Preceded by Tsunao Hashimoto	Chief Scout of the Scout Association of Japan 2010–2024	Succeeded by