The List of Japanese ambassadors to Panama started when Koshida Saichirō presented his credentials to the Panamanian government in 1938.
List This is a chronological list of Japanese diplomats.Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, appendix (1979). pp. 365-366.Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, appendix (1992). pp. 78, 128.
Inaugural dateOfficial position (Japanese)Official positionName (Japanese)NameJune 1, 1938特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary越田 佐一郎Koshida Saichirō July 12, 1939臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim大谷 弥七Ōtani YashichiOctober 14, 1939特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary水沢 孝策Mizuzawa KōsakuSeptember 19, 1940臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim長嶺 直哉Nagamine NaoyaMarch 20, 1941臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim井沢 実Izawa MinoruAugust 15, 1941特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary秋山 理敏Akiyama Masatoshi January 12, 1942Second World War February 8, 1958特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary二宮 謙Ninomiya KenJune 16, 1960臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim吉崎 芳太郎Yoshizaki YoshitarōSeptember 21, 1960特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary三宅 喜二郎Miyake KijirōOctober 14, 1961臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim石田 久恒Ishida HisatsuneDecember 3, 1961特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary丸山 佶Maruyama TadashiOctober 1, 1962特命全権大使Ambassador丸山 佶Maruyama TadashiOctober 17, 1963臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim石田 久恒Ishida HisatsuneApril 3, 1964特命全権大使Ambassador田中 弘人Tanaka HirotoOctober 21, 1966臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim鮫島 勝彦Sameshima KatsuhikoJanuary 10, 1967特命全権大使Ambassador高橋 明Takahashi AkiraDecember 2, 1969臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim鮫島 勝彦Sameshima KatsuhikoDecember 7, 1969特命全権大使Ambassador今井 実Imai MinoruNovember 7, 1972臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim鮫島 勝彦Sameshima KatsuhikoAugust 2, 1973特命全権大使Ambassador片上 一郎Katakami IchirōMay 18, 1976臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim加藤 静也Katō ShizuyaAugust 25, 1976特命全権大使Ambassador山口 広次Yamaguchi Hiroji April 14, 1979臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim須山 章Suyama AkiraNovember 25, 1979特命全権大使Ambassador石井 亨Ishii Tōru March 4, 1982臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim柴田 進Shibata SusumuMarch 31, 1982特命全権大使Ambassador茂木 良三Mogi RyōzōAugust 1, 1986臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim佐藤 秀雄Satō HideoOctober 2, 1986特命全権大使Ambassador沢井 昭之Sawai AkiyukiMarch 2, 1989臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim木本 博之Kimoto HiroyukiApril 14, 1989特命全権大使Ambassador加藤 淳平Katō Junpei
See also 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)