List of ambassadors of Japan to the Philippines
The ambassador of Japan to the Philippines is the head of the Japanese diplomatic mission in the Philippines. The embassy of Japan in the Philippines is based in Pasay City.[1] The position has the rank of Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary.
| Ambassador of Japan to the Philippines | |
|---|---|
 | |
Incumbent Kazuhiko Koshikawa since 2020 | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Seat | Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Appointer | Naruhito |
| Inaugural holder | Shōzō Murata |
| Formation | October 14, 1943 |
| Website | www |
List of ambassadors
| Head of mission | Tenure begins |
Tenure ends |
Japanese emperor | Philippine president |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shōzō Murata | 1943 | 1945 | ||
| Diplomatic relations were suspended until 1952 and the ambassador status was not yet recognized until 1956 as the Philippines and Japan resumed their diplomatic relations as their friendship agreement was signed. | ||||
| Tōru Nakagawa | 1952 | 1953 | ||
| Katsumi Ōno | 1953 | 1955 | Ramon Magsaysay | |
| Kōichirō Asakai | 1956 | 1957 | ||
| Morio Yukawa | 1957 | 1961 | ||
| Jun Tsuchiya | 1961 | 1962 | ||
| Osamu Itagaki | 1962 | 1965 | ||
| Harumi Takeuchi | 1965 | 1967 | ||
| Masao Kanazawa | 1967 | 1968 | ||
| Daigorō Yasukawa | 1968 | 1969 | ||
| Toshio Urabe | 1969 | 1974 | ||
| Masao Sawaki | 1974 | 1977 | ||
| Kiyohisa Miwa | 1977 | 1979 | ||
| Hideho Tanaka | 1980 | 1983 | ||
| Yoshio Okawa | 1983 | 1985 | ||
| Kiyoshi Sumiya | 1985 | 1988 | Corazon Aquino | |
| Tsuneo Tanaka[2] | 1988 | 1990 | Akihito | |
| Toshio Goto | 1990 | 1992 | ||
| Hirokazu Arai | 1992 | 1994 | Fidel V. Ramos | |
| Yoshifumi Matsuda | 1994 | 1996 | ||
| Hiroyuki Yushita[3] | 1996 | 1999 | Joseph Estrada | |
| Yoshihisa Ara | 1999 | 2002 | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | |
| Kojiro Takano | 2002 | 2004 | ||
| Ryuichiro Yamazaki | 2004 | 2007 | ||
| Makoto Katsura | 2007 | 2011 | Benigno S. Aquino III | |
| Toshinao Urabe | 2011 | 2014 | ||
| Kazuhide Ishikawa | 2014 | 2017 | Rodrigo R. Duterte | |
| Kouji Haneda | 2017[4][5] | 2020 | ||
| Kazuhiko Koshikawa | 2020[6] | - | ||
See also
References
- "About Us : Embassy of Japan in the Philippines". www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- "Aquino confers Order of the Golden Heart on former Japanese ambassador". Philippines News Agency. Asian Journal. June 29, 2013. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- Thurber, David (April 10, 1997). "Veterans observe 55th anniversary of Bataan Death March". The Beaver County Times. Gannett. p. 17. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- "New Japanese Ambassador Arrives in the Philippines". www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- フィリピン大使に羽田氏、チュニジア大使に塩川氏日本経済新聞
- "Japan names new ambassadors to Philippines, New Zealand, 14 other countries". ABS-CBN News. October 16, 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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