List of Japanese ministers, envoys and ambassadors to Germany explained

The List of Japanese ministers, envoys and ambassadors to Germany started when Sameshima Naonobu presented his credentials to the German government in 1870.

List

This is a chronological list of Japanese diplomats.[1] [2]

Inaugural dateOfficial position (Japanese)Official positionName (Japanese)Name
October 3, 1870少弁務使Chargé d'affaires鮫島 尚信Sameshima Naonobu
May 3, 1872中弁務使Minister resident鮫島 尚信Sameshima Naonobu
October 14, 1872弁理公使Minister resident鮫島 尚信Sameshima Naonobu
November 22, 1873特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary鮫島 尚信Sameshima Naonobu
August 17, 1874代理公使Chargé d'affaires青木 周蔵Aoki Shūzō
September 3, 1874特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary青木 周蔵Aoki Shūzō
August 24, 1879臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim三宮 義胤Sannomiya Yoshitane
May 22, 1880特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary青木 周蔵Aoki Shūzō
December 9, 1885臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim小松原 英太郎Komatsubara Eitarō
March 13, 1886特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary品川 弥二郎Shinagawa Yajirō
December 27, 1886臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim井上 勝之助Inoue Katsunosuke
June 4, 1887特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary西園寺 公望Saionji Kinmochi
July 5, 1891臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim井上 勝之助Inoue Katsunosuke
January 27, 1892特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary青木 周蔵Aoki Shūzō
July 23, 1897臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim宮岡 恒次郎Miyaoka Kōjirō
May 19, 1898特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary井上 勝之助Inoue Katsunosuke
January 7, 1906特命全権大使Ambassador井上 勝之助Inoue Katsunosuke
September 16, 1907臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim日置 益Hioki Eki
August 1, 1908臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim船越 光之丞Funakoshi Mitsunojō
October 5, 1908特命全権大使Ambassador珍田 捨巳Chinda Sutemi
November 22, 1911臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim畑 良太郎Hata Ryōtarō
December 18, 1911特命全権大使Ambassador杉村 虎一Sugimura Kōichi
August 22, 1914臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim船越 光之丞Funakoshi Mitsunojō
August 24, 1914First World War
March 21, 1920臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim出淵 勝次
January 7, 1921特命全権大使Ambassador日置 益Hioki Eki
August 20, 1923臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim大野 守衛
February 6, 1924特命全権大使Ambassador本多 熊太郎
September 21, 1925臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim伊藤 述史
August 25, 1926特命全権大使Ambassador長岡 春一
May 6, 1930臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim東郷 茂徳
April 6, 1931特命全権大使Ambassador小幡 酉吉
January 16, 1932臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim七田 基玄
November 19, 1932臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim東郷 茂徳Tōgō Shigenori
November 22, 1932臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim藤井 啓之助
April 3, 1933特命全権大使Ambassador永井 松三
October 15, 1934臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim杉下 裕次郎
December 28, 1934特命全権大使Ambassador武者小路 公共
July 3, 1935臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim井上 庚二郎
April 3, 1936特命全権大使Ambassador武者小路 公共Mushakōji Kintomo
December 12, 1937臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim柳井 恒夫
December 24, 1937特命全権大使Ambassador東郷 茂徳Tōgō Shigenori
October 29, 1938特命全権大使Ambassador大島 浩Ōshima Hiroshi
October 29, 1939臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim宇佐美 珍彦
December 4, 1939特命全権大使Ambassador来栖 三郎Kurusu Saburō
February 17, 1941特命全権大使Ambassador大島 浩Ōshima Hiroshi
May 8, 1945Surrender and end of the Third Reich. 1945-1952 no diplomatic relations
March 15, 1952在ボン在外事務所長Direktor des Auslandsbüros in Bonn寺岡 洪平
December 6, 1953臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim曾野 明
January 8, 1954特命全権大使Ambassador加瀬 俊一
June 6, 1956臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim曾野 明Sono Akira
November 27, 1956特命全権大使Ambassador大野 勝巳
January 9, 1957臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim曾野 明Sono Akira
April 8, 1957特命全権大使Ambassador武内 龍次
December 19, 1960臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim竹内 春海
April 13, 1961特命全権大使Ambassador成田 勝四郎
April 11, 1965臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim兼松 武
May 20, 1965特命全権大使Ambassador内田 藤雄
January 10, 1970臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim吉岡 一郎
March 11, 1970特命全権大使Ambassador甲斐 文比古
October 10, 1972臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim加藤 千幸
October 27, 1972特命全権大使Ambassador曾野 明Sono Akira
September 5, 1975臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim宮沢 泰
October 21, 1975特命全権大使Ambassador上田 常光
December 4, 1977臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim茂木 良三
February 1, 1978特命全権大使Ambassador吉野 文六
March 28, 1982臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim山下 新太郎
March 30, 1982特命全権大使Ambassador宮崎 弘道
January 8, 1986臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim中村 昭一
January 15, 1986特命全権大使Ambassador宮沢 泰Miyazawa Yasushi
March 31, 1989臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim高島 有終
April 8, 1989特命全権大使Ambassador木村 敬三

In 2013, the head of the Japanese embassy in Berlin is Nakane Takeshi.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, appendix (1979). pp. 364-365.
  2. Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, appendix (1992). pp. 77-78, 123.
  3. MOFA, 在外公館長名簿 (Diplomatic missions roster); retrieved 2013-5-9.