List of ambassadors of Japan to the United States

The ambassador of Japan to the United States has existed since 1860, interrupted by disagreements and wars during World War II.

Shigeo Yamada is the current Japanese ambassador to the United States, having been appointed on October 24, 2023.

Special Charge d'Affaires Arinori Mori, 1870–1872 Saburō Takagi, 1872–1873 , 1873–1874

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Kiyonari Yoshida, 1874–1882 Munenori Terashima, 1882–1884 Ryūichi Kuki, 1884–1888 Viscount Munemitsu Mutsu, 1888–1890 , 1891–1894 Shin'ichirō Kurino, 1894–1896 Tōru Hoshi, 1896–1898 Jutarō Komura, 1898–1900 Baron Kogorō Takahira, 1900–1906 (1st time)

Ambassador Viscount Shūzō Aoki, 1906–1908 Baron Kogorō Takahira, 1908–1909 (2nd time) Viscount Kōsai Uchida, 1909–1911Mochizuki, Kotaro. Japan To-day. A Souvenir of the Anglo-Japanese Exhibition held in London, 1910. Tokyo: Liberal News Agency/Methodist Publishing House, 1910, p. 19. Viscount Sutemi Chinda, 1912–1916 Aimaro Satō, 1916–1918 Viscount Kikujirō Ishii, 1918–1919 Baron Kijūrō Shidehara, 1919–1922 Masanao Hanihara, 1922–1924 Tsuneo Matsudaira, 1924–1928 Katsuji Debuchi, 1928–1934 Hiroshi Saitō, 1934–1939 Kensuke Horinouchi, 1939–1940 Kichisaburō Nomura, 1940–1941 (Ambassador during the attack on Pearl Harbor) Saburō Kurusu, 1941 (Special envoy to negotiate peace with U.S. officials) No representation during Allied occupation of Japan (1945–1952) Eikichi Araki, 1952–1953 Sadao Iguchi, 1954–1956 Masayuki Tani, 1956–1957 Kōichirō Asakai, 1957–1963 , 1963–1967 Takeso Shimoda, 1967–1970 Nobuhiko Ushiba, 1970–1973 Takeshi Yasukawa, 1973–1975 , 1975–1980 , 1980–1985 , 1985–1989 , 1989–1992 Takakazu Kuriyama, 1992–1995 Kunihiko Saitō, 1995–1999 Shunji Yanai, 1999–2001 Ryōzō Katō, 2001–2008 Ichirō Fujisaki, 2008–2012Sweet, Lynn. "Japan Amb. Fujisaki Hits Chicago: Speech, Gov. Quinn Meeting, Desiree Rogers Dinner." Chicago Sun-Times. June 13, 2010 , accessed 2013-06-18; Staihar, Janet. "Japanese Ambassador to Retire." Georgetown Dish. September 20, 2012, accessed 2013-06-18. Ken'ichirō Sasae, 2012–2018 Shinsuke J. Sugiyama, 2018–2021 Koji Tomita, 2021–2023 Shigeo Yamada, 2023–present

See also Japanese Embassy to the United States (up until 1860) Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C. United States Ambassador to Japan Japan–United States relations Convention of Kanagawa Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–Japan) Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan Treaty of San Francisco Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan United States Forces Japan U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement Foreign relations of Japan Foreign relations of the United States Ambassadors of the United States Embassy of the United States in Tokyo Saburo Kido

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