Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Kobe (Japan), Professor, Director of the International Exchange Center at Kobe Gakuin University, Japanese scholar on Ukrainian studies, public figure.
By the decision of the Academic Council of the University of June 20, 2024 (Protocol No. 9), Okabe Yoshihiko was awarded the title of Honorary Professor at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University for his significant personal contribution to the development of Ukrainian-Japanese relations, educational, scientific and cultural cooperation between Ukraine and Japan, and the popularization of the Ukrainian language and Ukrainian studies in Japan.