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Yozo Yokota was involved in research into public international law, international human rights law, international economic law, law of international organisations, law of international development, United
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against the military regime in Burma. He resigned from this position in June 2006, to be replaced by
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Yokota died on 12 June 2019, survived by his wife, Atsuko Yokota.
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