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7 APLPJ 1 (2006)

handle is hein.journals/aplpj7 and id is 1 raw text is: Tribute to Dr. Kaoru Kashiwagi Mark A. Levin1 and Daryl S. Takeno2 In June, 1946, Kaoru Kashiwagi, a former lieutenant in the Japanese Imperial Army, returned to Tokyo from China to discover a country shattered by war.3 Penniless, the young man soon discovered that his job prospects were further limited by the double whammy of a severe economic depression and the Allied prohibition against graduates of Japan's Imperial University taking positions in either the national or local government. Yet, in spite of these significant disadvantages, through hard work and diligence, Kashiwagi not only managed to build a successful law firm, but also became the first international legal consultant licensed to practice in Hawai'i, helping to facilitate transactions between people who, for a time, regarded each other as enemies. His commitment to deepening the understanding between Japan and the outside world is evidenced in both his generous support of William S. Richardson Law School students and faculty focusing on Japanese law, and in his decision to pursue a Ph.D. in business law despite being well into his seventies. When Kashiwagi repatriated from China in 1946, Japan was in turmoil - not only was it struggling to deal with a previously unthinkable defeat, but it was also plagued with widespread food shortages and economic chaos. Moreover, because his father had been killed in action two years earlier in New Guinea, Kashiwagi now bore the burden of caring for his mother and younger sister. The 1 Associate Professor of Law, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai'i at Manoa. 2 J.D. Candidate 2007, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai'i at Manoa. 3 The bulk of the information for this Tribute comes from an interview with Dr. Kaoru Kashiwagi and Mrs. Michiko Kashiwagi conducted in Honolulu, Hawai'i on May 17, 2005. A recording of the interview, which was conducted in Japanese, is preserved at the William S. Richardson School of Law Library. The authors would like to send a special thanks to Dr. and Mrs. Kashiwagi for sitting down with them, and to Moon-Ki Chai, David Kuriyama, and Iris Okawa for their assistance in reviewing the writing.

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