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Isao Okawa
BornMay 19, 1926
Osaka, Japan
DiedMarch 16, 2001(2001-03-16) (aged 74)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)Ex Chairman of Sega Enterprises
Founder of CSK Holdings

Isao Okawa (大川 功, Ōkawa Isao) (May 19, 1926 – March 16, 2001) was a Japanese businessman and the former Chairman of Sega.

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Japan at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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