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 and the official representative of the government of Japan to the government of the Philippines. Diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Japan began in 1888 when a Japanese consulate was established in Manila, and it was upgraded to an embassy in 1943, right after the inauguration of the Second Philippine Republic. Relations were suspended in 1945, after the surrender of Japan to the Allied forces, and the post remained dormant until 1952, when the Japanese government sent its minister to Manila. On 23 July 1956, the position of ambassador was reestablished after the ratification of the Peace Treaty and Reparations Agreement between the Philippines and Japan.

The embassy of Japan in the Philippines is based in Pasay City, Metro Manila. The position has the rank of Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary.

List of ambassadors Consuls and consuls general during the Spanish and American colonial periods Head of mission  Tenure  begins  Tenure  ends  Japanese emperor   Japanese prime minister   Accredited during the Government of   Note(s)  Atsushi Kimura 1931 1935 Hirohito Hamaguchi OsachiKijūrō ShideharaWakatsuki ReijirōInukai TsuyoshiTakahashi KorekiyoSaitō MakotoKeisuke Okada (as Governor-General of the Philippines; later High Commissioner to the Philippines) First Secretary of the Japanese Legation at Warsaw, Poland, on 4 May 1935. Kiyoshi Uchiyama  1935  1943 Keisuke OkadaFumio GotōKōki HirotaSenjūrō HayashiFumimaro KonoeKiichirō HiranumaNobuyuki AbeMitsumasa YonaiFumimaro KonoeHideki Tōjō Manuel L. Quezon (as President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines) Credentials were presented on July 19, 1935.

Ambassadors Head of mission  Tenure  begins  Tenure  ends  Japanese emperor   Japanese prime minister   Philippine president  Notes Shōzō Murata 1943 1945 Hideki TōjōKuniaki KoisoKantarō SuzukiNaruhiko HigashikuniKijūrō Shidehara Jose P. Laurel (as President of the Second Philippine Republic)Sergio Osmeña (as President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines) Diplomatic relations were suspended until 1952 due to the surrender of Japan to the Allied forces. The post was re-established in 1952 as minister plenipotentiary. In 1956, the post was elevated to ambassador status as the Philippines and Japan resumed their diplomatic relations, and their friendship agreement was signed. Tōru Nakagawa 1952 1953 Hirohito Elpidio Quirino Katsumi Ōno 1953 1955 Shigeru YoshidaIchirō Hatoyama Elpidio QuirinoRamon Magsaysay Kōichirō Asakai 1956 1957 Tanzan IshibashiNobusuke Kishi Ramon Magsaysay Recalled to the home service on 17 June 1957. Morio Yukawa 1957 1961 Nobusuke KishiHayato Ikeda Carlos P. Garcia Jun Tsuchiya 1961 1962 Hayato IkedaEisaku Satō Diosdado Macapagal Osamu Itagaki 1962 1965 Credentials were presented on 6 June 1962. Harumi Takeuchi 1965 1967 Eisaku SatōKakuei Tanaka Ferdinand Marcos Masao Kanazawa 1967 1968 Takeshi Yasukawa 1968 1969 Conferred the Order of Sikatuna on 18 November 1969. Toshio Urabe 1969 1974 Conferred the Order of Sikatuna on 16 July 1974. Masao Sawaki 1974 1977 Takeo MikiTakeo Fukuda Kiyohisa Miwa 1977 1979 Takeo FukudaMasayoshi ŌhiraMasayoshi ItoZenkō SuzukiYasuhiro Nakasone Hideho Tanaka 1980 1983 Yoshio Okawa 1983 1985 Yasuhiro NakasoneNoboru Takeshita Kiyoshi Sumiya 1985 1988 Ferdinand MarcosCorazon Aquino Conferred the Order of Sikatuna on 16 February 1988. Tsuneo Tanaka 1988 1990 HirohitoAkihito Noboru TakeshitaSōsuke UnoToshiki Kaifu Corazon Aquino Conferred the Order of Sikatuna on 16 October 1990. Toshio Goto 1990 1992 Akihito Toshiki KaifuKiichi Miyazawa Credentials were presented during the week of 4–11 November 1990. Hirokazu Arai 1992 1994 Kiichi MiyazawaMorihiro HosokawaTsutomu HataTomiichi Murayama Corazon AquinoFidel V. Ramos Yoshifumi Matsuda 1994 1996 Tomiichi Murayama Fidel V. Ramos Hiroyuki Yushita 1996 1999 Ryutaro HashimotoKeizō Obuchi Fidel V. RamosJoseph Estrada Yoshihisa Ara 1999 2002 Keizō ObuchiYoshirō MoriJunichiro Koizumi Joseph EstradaGloria Macapagal Arroyo Conferred the Order of Sikatuna on 15 April 2002. Kojiro Takano 2002 2004 Junichiro KoizumiShinzo AbeYasuo Fukuda Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Conferred the Order of Sikatuna on 13 October 2004. Ryuichiro Yamazaki 2004 2007 Makoto Katsura 2007 2011 Yasuo FukudaTarō AsōYukio HatoyamaNaoto KanYoshihiko Noda Gloria Macapagal ArroyoBenigno Aquino III Credentials were presented on 2 October 2007. Toshinao Urabe 2011 2014 Yoshihiko NodaShinzo Abe Benigno S. Aquino III Kazuhide Ishikawa 2014 2017 Shinzo AbeYoshihide Suga Benigno Aquino IIIRodrigo Duterte Credentials were presented on 27 November 2014. Kouji Haneda 2017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 2020 AkihitoNaruhito Rodrigo Duterte Credentials were presented on 25 October 2017. Kazuhiko Koshikawa 2020 2024 Naruhito Yoshihide SugaFumio Kishida Rodrigo DuterteBongbong Marcos Credentials were presented on 14 December 2020. Kazuya Endo 2024 2026 Fumio KishidaShigeru IshibaSanae Takaichi Bongbong Marcos Credentials were presented on 4 April 2024. Katsuro Kitagawa 2026 present Sanae Takaichi Credentials were presented on 1 October 2026.

Notes

See also Embassy of the Philippines, Tokyo List of ambassadors of the Philippines to Japan Japan–Philippines relations Foreign relations of the Philippines Foreign relations of Japan

References

External links Website of the Japanese Embassy, Manila