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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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| − | ==Production History==
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| − | * ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (1999) — Executive Supervisor
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| − | * ''[[Space Channel 5]]'' (1999) — Very Very Very Executive Producer
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| − | * ''[[ChuChu Rocket!]] (DC Version)'' (1999) — Executive Supervisor
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| − | * ''[[Samba de Amigo]]'' (2000) — Executive Supervisor
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| − | * ''Samba de Amigo Ver.2000'' (2000) — Executive Supervisor, Executive Producer
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| − | * ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001) — Executive Producer
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| − | * ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'' (2002) — Executive Producer
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| − | * ''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'' (2003) — Executive Supervisor
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