List of Japanese ministers, envoys and ambassadors to Germany

The List of Japanese ministers, envoys and ambassadors to Germany started when Sameshima Naonobu presented his credentials to the German government in 1870.

List

This is a chronological list of Japanese diplomats.

In 2013, the head of the Japanese embassy in Berlin is Nakane Takeshi.

In 2024 the head of the Japanese Embassy in Berlin (Japan’s Ambassador to Germany) is Shino Mitsuko (志野 光子) and is the first woman to hold this post for Japan in Germany and the EU.

See also

• List of German ministers, envoys and ambassadors to Japan
• Japanese people in Germany
• Germany–Japan relations
• Diplomatic rank

References

Further reading

• Nihon Kingendaishi Jiten, "Dictionary of Modern and Present Japanese History" (Tōyō Keizai Shinpōsha, 1978)
• Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, "Dictionary of Japanese Diplomatic History" (Tokyo: Okurasho Inseikyoku, 1979)
• Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, "Dictionary of Japanese Diplomatic History" (Tokyo: Yamakawa Shuppansha, 1992)
• Website of the German embassy in Japan
• Website of the Japanese embassy in Germany