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'''Isao Okawa''' was born in Osaka, Japan In 1926. As a young adult he studied at Waseda University in Tokyo. After graduating from Waseda he formed his own Computer Service Company, which later became known as CSK Holdings Corporation. In 1984, the company, then a multibillion dollar Japanese conglomerate, bought [[Sega]], renamed it to Sega Enterprises Ltd., and headquartered it in Japan. Two years later, shares of its stock were being traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In 1999, [[Hayao Nakayama]] left [[Sega]], making Okawa Assistant President of [[Sega]]. In 2000, [[Shoichiro Irimajiri]] left [[Sega]], making Okawa the new president of [[Sega]]. This did not last long; in 2001, Okawa died at Tokyo University Hospital. He was pronounced dead at 3.47pm on the 16th March 2001, and his cause of death was heart failure. Okawa was aged 74. After Okawa's death, [[Hisao Oguchi]], then the president of [[Hitmaker]], became President of Sega.
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'''Isao Okawa''' was President of [[Sega]] between 2000 and 2001. He was born in Osaka, Japan In 1926. As a young adult he studied at Waseda University in Tokyo. After graduating from Waseda he formed his own Computer Service Company, which later became known as CSK Holdings Corporation. In 1984, the company, then a multibillion dollar Japanese conglomerate, bought Sega, renamed it to Sega Enterprises Ltd., and headquartered it in Japan. Two years later, shares of its stock were being traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In 1999, [[Hayao Nakayama]] left Sega, making Okawa Assistant President of Sega. In 2000, [[Shoichiro Irimajiri]] left [[Sega]], making Okawa the new president of Sega. This did not last long; in 2001, Okawa died of heart failure at Tokyo University Hospital at the age of 74. After Okawa's death, [[Hisao Oguchi]], then the president of [[Hitmaker]], became President of Sega.
  
 
==Production History==
 
==Production History==

Revision as of 23:48, 24 June 2009

Isao Okawa was President of Sega between 2000 and 2001. He was born in Osaka, Japan In 1926. As a young adult he studied at Waseda University in Tokyo. After graduating from Waseda he formed his own Computer Service Company, which later became known as CSK Holdings Corporation. In 1984, the company, then a multibillion dollar Japanese conglomerate, bought Sega, renamed it to Sega Enterprises Ltd., and headquartered it in Japan. Two years later, shares of its stock were being traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In 1999, Hayao Nakayama left Sega, making Okawa Assistant President of Sega. In 2000, Shoichiro Irimajiri left Sega, making Okawa the new president of Sega. This did not last long; in 2001, Okawa died of heart failure at Tokyo University Hospital at the age of 74. After Okawa's death, Hisao Oguchi, then the president of Hitmaker, became President of Sega.

Production History

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