Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of the Philippines
在フィリピン日本国大使
Imperial Seal of Japan
Incumbent
Kazuhiko Koshikawa
since December 14, 2020[1]
StyleHis Excellency
Seat2627 Roxas Boulevard, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines[2]
AppointerNaruhito
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holder
  • Ukemichi Yatabe (consul general)
  • Shōzō Murata (ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary)
Formation
  • November 16, 1888 (consulate)
  • October 14, 1943 (ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary)
WebsiteJapanese Embassy, Manila

The Ambassador of Japan to the Philippines (Filipino: Sugo ng Hapon sa Pilipinas; Japanese: 在フィリピン日本国大使, romanized: Zai Firipin Nippon Koku Taishi) is the head of the Japanese diplomatic mission in the Philippines and the official representative of the government of Japan to the government of the Philippines. The diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Japan began in 1888 when a Japanese consulate was established in Manila and in 1943, it elevated into an embassy, right after the inauguration of the Second Philippine Republic. The relations were suspended in 1945, after the surrender of Japan to the Allied forces and it remained dormant until 1952 when the Japanese government sent its minister to Manila. On July 23, 1956, the rank of ambassador was reestablished after the ratification of the Peace Treaty and Reparations Agreement between the Philippines and Japan.[3]

The embassy of Japan in the Philippines is based in Pasay City, Metro Manila.[4] The position has the rank of Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary.

List of ambassadors

Consuls and consuls general during the Spanish and American colonial periods

Head of mission  Tenure 
begins		  Tenure 
ends		  Japanese emperor   Japanese prime minister   Accredited during the Government of   Note(s) 
Atsushi Kimura 1931 1935HirohitoHamaguchi Osachi
Kijūrō Shidehara
Wakatsuki Reijirō
Inukai Tsuyoshi
Takahashi Korekiyo
Saitō Makoto
Keisuke Okada		 (as Governor-General of the Philippines; later High Commissioner to the Philippines)First Secretary of the Japanese Legation at Warsaw, Poland on May 4, 1935.[5]
Kiyoshi Uchiyama[6][7]  1935 1943Keisuke Okada
Fumio Gotō
Kōki Hirota
Senjūrō Hayashi
Fumimaro Konoe
Kiichirō Hiranuma
Nobuyuki Abe
Mitsumasa Yonai
Fumimaro Konoe
Hideki Tōjō		Manuel L. Quezon (as President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines)Credentials were presented on July 19, 1935.

Ambassadors

Head of mission  Tenure 
begins		  Tenure 
ends		  Japanese emperor   Japanese prime minister   Philippine president  Notes
Shōzō Murata 1943 1945 Hideki Tōjō
Kuniaki Koiso
Kantarō Suzuki
Naruhiko Higashikuni
Kijūrō Shidehara		Jose P. Laurel (as President of the Second Philippine Republic)
Sergio Osmeña (as President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines)[lower-alpha 1]
Diplomatic relations were suspended until 1952 due to the surrender of Japan to the Allied forces. The post was re-established in 1952 as minister plenipotentiary. In 1956, the post was elevated to ambassador status as the Philippines and Japan resumed their diplomatic relations as their friendship agreement was signed.
Tōru Nakagawa 1952 1953Hirohito Hitoshi Ashida
Shigeru Yoshida		Elpidio Quirino
Katsumi Ōno 1953 1955 Shigeru Yoshida
Ichirō Hatoyama		Elpidio Quirino
Ramon Magsaysay
Kōichirō Asakai[8] 1956 1957Tanzan Ishibashi
Nobusuke Kishi		Ramon MagsaysayRecalled to the home service on 17 June 1957.[9]
Morio Yukawa 1957 1961 Nobusuke Kishi
Hayato Ikeda		 Carlos P. Garcia
Jun Tsuchiya 1961 1962 Hayato Ikeda
Eisaku Satō		 Diosdado Macapagal
Osamu Itagaki 1962 1965Credentials were presented to Diosdado Macapagal on 6 June 1962.[10]
Harumi Takeuchi 1965 1967 Eisaku Satō
Kakuei Tanaka		 Ferdinand Marcos
Masao Kanazawa 1967 1968
Takeshi Yasukawa 1968 1969Conferred the Order of Sikatuna on 18 November 1969.[11]
Toshio Urabe 1969 1974Conferred the Order of Sikatuna on 16 July 1974.[11]
Masao Sawaki 1974 1977 Takeo Miki
Takeo Fukuda
Kiyohisa Miwa 1977 1979 Takeo Fukuda
Masayoshi Ōhira
Masayoshi Ito
Zenkō Suzuki
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Hideho Tanaka 1980 1983
Yoshio Okawa 1983 1985 Yasuhiro Nakasone
Noboru Takeshita
Kiyoshi Sumiya 1985 1988Ferdinand Marcos
Corazon Aquino		Conferred the Order of Sikatuna on 16 February 1988.[12]
Tsuneo Tanaka[13] 1988 1990Hirohito
Akihito		Noboru Takeshita
Sōsuke Uno
Toshiki Kaifu		Corazon AquinoConferred the Order of Sikatuna on 16 October 1990.[11]
Toshio Goto[14] 1990 1992AkihitoToshiki Kaifu
Kiichi Miyazawa		Credentials were presented to Corazon Aquino on the week of November 4–11, 1990.[14]
Hirokazu Arai 1992 1994Kiichi Miyazawa
Morihiro Hosokawa
Tsutomu Hata
Tomiichi Murayama		Corazon Aquino
Fidel V. Ramos
Yoshifumi Matsuda 1994 1996Tomiichi MurayamaFidel V. Ramos
Hiroyuki Yushita[15] 1996 1999 Ryutaro Hashimoto
Keizō Obuchi		Fidel V. Ramos
Joseph Estrada
Yoshihisa Ara 1999 2002Keizō Obuchi
Yoshirō Mori
Junichiro Koizumi		Joseph Estrada
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo		Conferred the Order of Sikatuna on 15 April 2002.[11]
Kojiro Takano 2002 2004Junichiro Koizumi
Shinzo Abe
Yasuo Fukuda		Gloria Macapagal ArroyoConferred the Order of Sikatuna on 13 October 2004.[11]
Ryuichiro Yamazaki 2004 2007
Makoto Katsura 2007 2011Yasuo Fukuda
Tarō Asō
Yukio Hatoyama
Naoto Kan
Yoshihiko Noda		Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Benigno Aquino III		Credentials were presented to Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on 2 October 2007.[16]
Toshinao Urabe 2011 2014Yoshihiko Noda
Shinzo Abe		Benigno S. Aquino III
Kazuhide Ishikawa 2014 2017Shinzo Abe
Yoshihide Suga		 Benigno Aquino III
Rodrigo Duterte		Credentials were presented to Benigno Aquino III on November 27, 2014.[17]
Kouji Haneda 2017[18][19] 2020Akihito
Naruhito		Rodrigo DuterteCredentials were presented to Rodrigo Duterte on 25 October 2017.[20]
Kazuhiko Koshikawa 2020[21]presentNaruhitoYoshihide Suga
Fumio Kishida		Rodrigo Duterte
Bongbong Marcos		Credentials were presented to Rodrigo Duterte on 14 December 2020.[22]

Notes

  1. ↑ Until 1945, Laurel served as President of the Second Philippine Republic (of which the former served as a puppet state of Imperial Japan), while Osmeña served as the president of the government in exile.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Presentation of the Credentials by new Ambassador KOSHIKAWA Kazuhiko". Embassy of Japan in the Philippines. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Office of Protocol: Foreign Embassies". Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Calica, Aurea (23 July 2006). "Japanese foreign minister in Manila". www.philstar.com. The Philippine Star. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "About Us : Embassy of Japan in the Philippines". www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp. Embassy of Japan, Manila. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "News Summary, Philippine Magazine: April 16 – May 14, 1935 (published in June 1, 1935)". www.officialgazette.gov.ph. Official Gazette (Philippines). June 1935. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Karnow, Stanley (2010). In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines. Random House. p. 863. ISBN 9780307775436.
  7. ↑ "The Philippines". Life. 1939-02-13. pp. 50–58. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  8. ↑ Cox, Don (July 20, 1962). ""Japan Resents A-Tests" Asakai". The Huntsville Times. p. 5. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Official Month in Review: June 16 – June 30, 1957 (published in June 30, 1957)". www.officialgazette.gov.ph. Official Gazette (Philippines). 30 June 1957. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Official Week in Review: June 3 – June 9, 1962 (published in June 11, 1962)". www.officialgazette.gov.ph. Official Gazette (Philippines). 11 June 1962. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "OFFICIAL GAZETTE: Filipino recipients of Japanese decorations and Japanese recipients of Philippine decorations". www.officialgazette.gov.ph. Official Gazette (Philippines). Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "OFFICIAL GAZETTE:The Order of Sikatuna". www.officialgazette.gov.ph. Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Aquino confers Order of the Golden Heart on former Japanese ambassador". Philippines News Agency. Asian Journal. June 29, 2013. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  14. 1 2 "Aquino welcomes new Japanese ambassador". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. November 2, 1990. p. 6. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  15. ↑ Thurber, David (April 10, 1997). "Veterans observe 55th anniversary of Bataan Death March". The Beaver County Times. Gannett. p. 17. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Cebuano News: Credentials sa tulo ka bag-ong envoy sa nasud gidawat ni PGMA" [Credentials of three new envoys to the country were accepted by PGMA]. pia.gov.ph (in Cebuano). Philippine Information Agency. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  17. ↑ "The President's Day: November 27, 2014". www.officialgazette.gov.ph. Official Gazette (Philippines). 27 November 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  18. ↑ "New Japanese Ambassador Arrives in the Philippines". www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  19. ↑ フィリピン大使に羽田氏、チュニジア大使に塩川氏 日本経済新聞
  20. ↑ "Japan envoy Koji Haneda presents credentials". interaksyon.philstar.com. Interaksyon. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  21. ↑ "Japan names new ambassadors to Philippines, New Zealand, 14 other countries". www.news.abs-cbn.com. ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. October 16, 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  22. ↑ Parrocha, Azer (14 December 2020). "PRRD receives credentials of new Apostolic Nuncio, Japan envoy". pna.gov.ph. Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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