Kase Hideaki was born in Tokyo on 22 December 1936, the son of Kase Toshikazu, a diplomat, and Ono Sumako, the daughter of Ono Eijirō. He was a paternal cousin of Yoko Ono, the widow of John Lennon, on his mother's side.
After graduating from Keio University's Faculty of Economics, Hideaki studied abroad at Yale University and Columbia University. From 1967 to 1970, he was the chief editor of the Japanese edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. Since his youth, he was influenced by his father. Hideaki was active in the political and business fields, serving in the cabinets of Prime Ministers Fukuda Takeo, Ōhira Masayoshi, Suzuki Zenkō and Nakasone Yasuhiro.
In 1982, Hideaki was a radio personality on his program, Kase Hideaki no Hello World, on TBS Radio.
Hideaki was a member of the Nihon Kyōiku Kaisei Kikō, an educational foundation, and Nippon Kaigi (Japan Conference), a conservative political organization. He has written and published several works regarding conservatism in Japan. Hideaki also wrote works and published them under the name of Sukegawa Akira and Park Tae-hyuk.
Hideaki died due to age-related causes at his home in Tokyo on 15 November 2022.
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