The List of Japanese ambassadors to France started when Sameshima Naonobu presented his credentials to the French government in 1870.
This is a chronological list of Japanese diplomats.[1] [2]
| Inaugural date | Official position (Japanese) | Official position | Name (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 | |
| April 25, 1874 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 中野 健明 | Nakano Takeaki | |
| January 12, 1878 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 鮫島 尚信 | Sameshima Naonobu | |
| December 5, 1880 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 鈴木 貫一 | Suzuki Kanichi | |
| July 20, 1881 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 井田 譲 | Ida Yuzuru | |
| March 9, 1883 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 光妙寺 三郎 | Kōmyōji Saburō | |
| May 20, 1883 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 蜂須賀 茂韶 | Hachisuka Mochiaki | |
| September 23, 1886 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 原 敬 | Hara Takashi | |
| June 4, 1887 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 田中 不二麿 | Tanaka Fujimaro | |
| April 18, 1890 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 大山 綱介 | Oyama Tsunasuke | |
| August 18, 1891 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 野村 靖 | Nomura Yasushi | |
| March 18, 1893 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 加藤 恒忠 | Katō Tsunetada | |
| September 11, 1893 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 曾禰 荒助 | Sone Arasuke | |
| March 27, 1897 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 佐藤 愛麿 | Satō Aimaro | |
| June 21, 1897 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 栗野 慎一郎 | Kurino Shinichirō | |
| February 1, 1900 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 秋月 左都夫 | Akizuki Satsuo | |
| March 8, 1902 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 本野 一郎 | Motono Ichirō | |
| March 7, 1906 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 田付 七太 | Tatsuke Shichita | |
| May 26, 1906 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 栗野 慎一郎 | Kurino Shinichirō | |
| October 6, 1911 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 安達 峰一郎 | Adachi Mineichirō | |
| July 7, 1912 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 石井 菊次郎 | Ishii Kikujirō | |
| September 4, 1915 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 田付 七太 | Tatsuke Shichita | |
| February 22, 1916 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 松井 慶四郎 | Matsui Keishirō | |
| September 25, 1920 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 長岡 春一 | Nagaoka Harukazu | |
| September 30, 1920 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 石井 菊次郎 | Ishii Kikujirō | |
| October 6, 1922 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 松田 道一 | Matsuda Michikazu | |
| June 10, 1923 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 石井 菊次郎 | Ishii Kikujirō | |
| September 2, 1927 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 河合 博之 | Kawai Hiroyuki | |
| February 18, 1928 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 安達 峰一郎 | Adachi Mineichirō | |
| February 13, 1930 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 河合 博之 | Kawai Hiroyuki | |
| June 16, 1930 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 芳沢 謙吉 | Yoshizawa Kenkichi | |
| December 27, 1931 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 栗山 茂 | Kuriyama Shigeru | |
| March 18, 1932 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 長岡 春一 | Nagaoka Harukazu | |
| August 16, 1933 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 沢田 廉三 | Sawada Renzō | |
| December 20, 1933 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 佐藤 尚武 | Satō Naotake | |
| July 5, 1934 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 三谷 隆信 | Mitani Takanobu | |
| December 9, 1934 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 佐藤 尚武 | Satō Naotake | |
| December 7, 1936 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 三谷 隆信 | Mitani Takanobu | |
| March 14, 1937 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 内山 岩太郎 | Uchiyama Iwatarō | |
| July 24, 1937 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 杉村 陽太郎 | Sugimura Yōtarō | |
| December 14, 1938 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 宮崎 勝太郎 | Miyazaki Katsutarō | |
| December 17, 1939 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 沢田 廉三 | Sawada Renzō | |
| September 26, 1940 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 原田 健 | Harada Ken | |
| May 10, 1941 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 加藤 外松 | Katō Sotomatsu | |
| February 12, 1942 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 原田 健 | Harada Ken | |
| April 18, 1942 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 三谷 隆信 | Mitani Takanobu | |
| January 23, 1946 | Closed following the Japanese surrender of World War II | ||||
| December 16, 1950 | 在パリ在外事務所長 | Chief of the Japanese Government's Overseas Agency in Paris | 萩原 徹 | Hagiwara Toru | |
| April 28, 1952 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 萩原 徹 | Hagiwara Toru | |
| June 12, 1952 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 西村 熊雄 | Nishimura Kumao | |
| December 12, 1956 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 松井 明 | Matsui Akira | |
| January 24, 1957 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 古垣 鉄郎 | Furukaki Tetsurō | |
| July 30, 1961 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 北原 秀雄 | Kitahara Hideo | |
| September 9, 1961 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 萩原 徹 | Hagiwara Toru | |
| July 18, 1967 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 佐藤 正二 | Satō Shōji | |
| September 13, 1967 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 松井 明 | Matsui Akira | |
| July 27, 1970 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 松永 信雄 | Matsunaga Nobuo | |
| September 18, 1970 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 中山 賀博 | Nakayama Yoshirō | |
| February 5, 1975 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 武藤 利昭 | Muto Toshiaki | |
| April 4, 1975 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 北原 秀雄 | Kitahara Hideo | |
| February 19, 1979 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 大嶋 鋭男 | Oshima Toshio | |
| March 19, 1979 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 井川 克一 | Ikawa Katsuichi | |
| January 25, 1982 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 西川 健彦 | Nishikawa Takehiko | |
| February 9, 1982 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 内田 宏 | Uchida Hiroshi | |
| December 7, 1984 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 苅田 吉夫 | Karita Yoshio | |
| December 15, 1984 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 本野 盛幸 | Motono Moriyuki | |
| November 9, 1988 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 佐藤 俊一 | Satō Shunichi | |
| December 28, 1988 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 木内 昭胤 | Kiuchi Akitane |