The ambassador of the Philippines to Japan (; ) is the Republic of the Philippines' foremost diplomatic representative in the State of Japan. As officer of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, the head of the embassy, and the head of the Philippines' diplomatic mission there, the ambassador is the official representative of the president and the government of the Philippines to the emperor and government of Japan. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary.

The ambassador is based at the embassy at 5 Chome-15-5, Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo, Japan, and resides in The Kudan, located at 1-1-1 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

The position is currently held by Mylene Garcia-Albano, who has been in office since 12 August 2022.

History The diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on 14 October 1943, following the inauguration of the Second Republic under the administration of President Jose P. Laurel and amid the Second World War. Jorge B. Vargas, who had previously served as President Manuel L. Quezon's Secretary of National Defense and Executive Secretary, was appointed ambassador to the Empire of Japan after he declined to assume the Presidency under the Japanese occupation.

Following the defeat of Japan on 2 September 1945, relations were suspended and the post of the Philippine ambassador to the Japanese mainland became dormant until 1952 since the relations and credentials were redirected to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in occupied Japan. In October 1952, the Japanese embassy in Manila was reestablished, according to the Treaty of San Francisco that was signed on 8 September 1951, which would serve as a formal conclusion of the Second World War. On 23 July 1956, right after the ratification of the Peace Treaty and Reparations Agreement between the Philippines and Japan (signed on 9 May 1956), the diplomatic relations between the two countries were fully reinstated, and the post of the Philippine ambassador to the Japanese mainland was re-established.

List of ambassadors to Japan Image AmbassadorFormer Philippine Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Japan Tenure Japanese emperor Japanese prime minister Philippine president Note(s) Jorge B. Vargas 1943–1945 Hirohito Hideki TojoKuniaki KoisoKantarō SuzukiNaruhiko HigashikuniKijūrō Shidehara Jose P. Laurel Diplomatic relations were suspended after the Surrender of Japan to the Allied Powers on 2 September 1945, and the post remained closed until 1952, but no ambassador was posted until the re-establishment of bilateral relations on 23 July 1956. Felino Neri 1956–1958 Hirohito Tanzan IshibashiNobusuke Kishi Ramon MagsaysayCarlos P. Garcia Manuel A. Adeva 1958–1962 Nobusuke KishiHayato Ikeda Carlos P. GarciaDiosdado Macapagal Mauro Mendez 1962–1964 Hayato IkedaEisaku Satō Diosdado Macapagal Jacinto C. Borja 1965–1966 Eisaku SatōKakuei TanakaTakeo MikiTakeo FukudaMasayoshi ŌhiraMasayoshi ItoZenkō SuzukiYasuhiro Nakasone Diosdado MacapagalFerdinand Marcos Jose S. Laurel III 1966–1971 Ferdinand Marcos Roberto S. Benedicto 1972–1978 Carlos J. Valdez 1978–1986 Ramon V. Del Rosario 1986–1992 HirohitoAkihito Yasuhiro NakasoneNoboru TakeshitaSōsuke UnoToshiki KaifuKiichi Miyazawa Corazon C. AquinoFidel V. Ramos One of the Philippine representatives that served as mourners at the funeral ceremony of Emperor Hirohito. Domingo L. Siazon, Jr. 1993–1995 Akihito Kiichi MiyazawaMorihiro HosokawaTsutomu HataTomiichi Murayama Fidel V. RamosJoseph Estrada First term. Alfonso Yuchengco 1995–1998 Tomiichi MurayamaRyūtarō HashimotoKeizō Obuchi Romeo A. Arguelles 1998–2001 Keizō ObuchiYoshirō MoriJunichirō Koizumi Joseph EstradaGloria Macapagal-Arroyo Domingo L. Siazon, Jr. 2001–2010 Junichirō KoizumiShinzō AbeYasuo FukudaTarō AsōYukio HatoyamaNaoto Kan Gloria Macapagal-ArroyoBenigno Aquino III Second term. Manuel M. Lopez 2011–2016 Naoto KanYoshihiko NodaShinzō Abe Benigno Aquino IIIRodrigo Duterte Credentials were presented to Emperor Akihito on 7 April 2011. Jose C. Laurel V 2017–2022 AkihitoNaruhito Shinzō AbeYoshihide SugaFumio Kishida Rodrigo DuterteBongbong Marcos Son of former ambassador to Japan from 1966 to 1971, Jose S. Laurel III. Credentials were presented to Emperor Akihito on 9 June 2017. Robespierre L. Bolivar 2022 Naruhito Fumio KishidaShigeru IshibaSanae Takaichi Bongbong Marcos Briefly served as the Philippine ambassador (in the capacity of Chargé d’Affaires) to Japan from 1 July 2022 to 12 August 2022. Mylene Garcia-Albano 2022–present Appointed by President Marcos Jr. on August 12, 2022.Credentials were presented to Emperor Naruhito on 19 April 2023.

See also Japan–Philippines relations List of ambassadors of Japan to the Philippines The Kudan Foreign relations of the Philippines Foreign relations of Japan

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