The List of Japanese ambassadors to the Holy See started when Harada Ken presented his credentials to Pius XII in 1942.
List This is a chronological list of Japanese diplomats.Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, appendix (1979). p. 371.Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, appendix (1992). pp. 84, 141-142.
Inaugural dateOfficial position (Japanese)Official positionName (Japanese)NameApril 25, 1942特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary原田 健Harada Ken January 27, 1946Closed following the Japanese surrender of World War IIApril 28, 1952臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim金山 政英Kanayama MasahideJuly 2, 1952臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim吉浦 盛純Yoshiura MorizumiJanuary 26, 1953特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary井上 孝治郎Inoue KōjirōOctober 30, 1955臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim芳賀 四郎Haga ShirōFebruary 23, 1956特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary鶴岡 千仭Tsuruoka Senjin April 4, 1958特命全権大使Ambassador鶴岡 千仭Tsuruoka Senjin May 25, 1959臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim広瀬 達夫Hirose TatsuoNovember 1, 1959特命全権大使Ambassador吉岡 範武Yoshioka NoritakeApril 17, 1962臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim吉浦 盛純Yoshiura MorizumiMay 8, 1962特命全権大使Ambassador別府 節弥Beppu SetsuyaJanuary 7, 1965臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim吉川 紀彦Yoshikawa NorihikoJanuary 26, 1965特命全権大使Ambassador小川 清四郎Ogawa SeishirōNovember 16, 1967臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim西田 信夫Nishida NobuoJanuary 18, 1968特命全権大使Ambassador田村 幸久Tamura YukihisaFebruary 10, 1970臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim田辺 健Tanabe KenFebruary 14, 1970特命全権大使Ambassador服部 比左治Hattori HisajiAugust 20, 1972臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim田辺 健Tanabe KenSeptember 25, 1972特命全権大使Ambassador吉岡 俊夫Yoshioka ToshioNovember 26, 1974臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim石川 行男Ishikawa YukioJanuary 13, 1975特命全権大使Ambassador猪名川 治郎Inagawa JirōAugust 19, 1976臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim石川 行男Ishikawa YukioSeptember 15, 1976特命全権大使Ambassador菅沼 潔Suganuma KiyoshiAugust 7, 1980臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim山田 亮Yamada RyōNovember 17, 1980特命全権大使Ambassador太田 正己Ōta MasamiFebruary 26, 1983臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim楠田 正義Kusuda MasayoshiMarch 12, 1983特命全権大使Ambassador中村 輝彦Nakamura TeruhikoSeptember 16, 1985臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim林 要一Hayashi YōichiSeptember 26, 1985特命全権大使Ambassador内田 園生Uchida SonooFebruary 25, 1988臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim大島 愛高Ōshima AitakaApril 24, 1988特命全権大使Ambassador小杉 照夫Kosugi TeruoJuly 21, 1990臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim大島 愛高Ōshima AitakaJuly 26, 1990特命全権大使Ambassador谷田 正躬Tanida Masami
See also Holy See–Japan relations Apostolic Nunciature to Japan Diplomatic rank
References
Further reading Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, "Dictionary of Japanese Diplomatic History" (Tokyo: Okurasho Inseikyoku, 1979) Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, "Dictionary of Japanese Diplomatic History" (Tokyo: Yamakawa Shuppansha, 1992)