The List of Japanese ambassadors to Uruguay started when Ōkuma Nobuyuki presented his credentials to the Uruguayan government in 1953.
Japan and Uruguay established diplomatic relations in 1921, but it was not until 1952 that a Japanese legation was opened in Montevideo.
List This is a chronological list of Japanese diplomats.Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, appendix (1992). pp. 103.
Inaugural dateOfficial position (Japanese)Official positionName (Japanese)NameMay 24, 1953臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim大隈 信幸Ōkuma NobuyukiApril 26, 1957特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary大隈 信幸Ōkuma NobuyukiApril 9, 1959臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim伊達 邦美Tate KuniyoshiJune 3,1959特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary粕谷 孝夫Kasuya YoshioApril 29, 1961臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim土屋 南夫Tsuchiya MinaoOctober 16, 1961特命全権大使Ambassador高橋 明Takahashi AkiraNovember 6, 1965臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim尾戸 長春Odo Nagaharu January 28, 1966特命全権大使Ambassador都村 新次郎Tsumura ShinjirōMarch 5, 1969臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim兼田 晴重Kaneda HarushigeApril 19, 1969特命全権大使Ambassador林 馨Hayashi KaoruJanuary 3, 1971臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim兼田 晴重Kaneda HarushigeFebruary 13, 1971臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim増沢 幸三郎Masuzawa KozaburōFebruary 24, 1971特命全権大使Ambassador大城 斉敏Ōshiro SeibinMarch 30, 1973臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim増沢 幸三郎Masuzawa KozaburōMay 19, 1973特命全権大使Ambassador近藤 四郎Kondō ShirōOctober 3, 1975臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim永田 庸夫Nagada TsuneoJune 17, 1976特命全権大使Ambassador小室 和秀Komurō KazuhideJune 20, 1978臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim永田 庸夫Nagada TsuneoDecember 29, 1978特命全権大使Ambassador椋本 伊三郎Mukumoto IsaburōMay 18, 1982臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim野口 辰夫Noguchi TatsuoJune 2, 1982特命全権大使Ambassador平野 文夫Hirano FumioJanuary 24, 1986臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim青木 肇Aoki HajimeMarch 10, 1986特命全権大使Ambassador赤松 良子Akamatsu RyōkoJanuary 16, 1989臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim永井 慎也Nagai ShinyaMarch 9, 1989特命全権大使Ambassador広岡欣之助Hirooka Kinnosuke
See also Japan–Uruguay relations Diplomatic rank
References
Further reading Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, "Dictionary of Japanese Diplomatic History" (Tokyo: Yamakawa Shuppansha, 1992)