Subsequent Career
In May 1938, Ugaki became Foreign Minister under the 1st Konoe administration, simulanteously holding the portfolio of Minister of Colonial Affairs, but resigned after only 4 months.
In 1944, Ugaki left politics and accepted the post of president of Takushoku University, which he held throughout the remainder of the war years.
After World War II, along with all former members of the Japanese government, Ugaki was purged from public service and arrested by the American Occupation authorities. However, he was never charged with any war crimes, and was soon released.
In 1953, Ugaki ran for public office on a national ticket and was elected to the House of Councillors in the post-war Diet of Japan with an overwhelming vote. Ugaki died in 1956 at his summer villa in Izunokuni, Shizuoka. His grave is at Tama Cemetery, in Fuchū, Tokyo.
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