List of ambassadors of Japan to Peru

Ambassador of Japan to Peru
Incumbent
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto
since October 24, 2023
StyleHis Excellency
AppointerNaruhito
WebsiteEmbassy of Japan in Peru

The Ambassador of Japan to Peru is an officer of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the head of the Embassy of Japan to the Republic of Peru.

Both countries established relations in 1873,[1][2] and 790 Japanese immigrants arrived in Peru 20 years later in 1899.[1] Today, Peru has the second largest Japanese population in Latin America after Brazil.

Relations have been warm, although incidents have occurred. Before the establishment of relations, a diplomatic incident occurred between both countries,[1] and after Alberto Fujimori (whose presidency was marked by events such as the Japanese embassy hostage crisis) faxed his resignation to the Presidency of Peru, Japan refused to extradite him as he had become a Japanese citizen, only arrested in Chile after his attempt to return to Peru.[3] Peru severed relations with Japan only once, in January 1942, due to the Attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II.[4]

List of representatives

Name Portrait Term begin Term end Emperor Notes
Yoshifumi Murota
(室田義文) 		1897 1900 Meiji
Sato Aimaro
(佐藤愛麿) 		1900 1902 Meiji
Sugimura Toraichi
(杉村虎一) 		1902 1906 Meiji
Arakawa Mi-ji
(荒川巳次) 		1906 1908 Meiji
Hioki Eki [de]
(日置益) 		1908 1914 Meiji
Kondo Sunaokichi
(近藤愿吉) 		1914 1914 Taishō
Iijima Kametaro
(飯島亀太郎) 		1914 1917 Taishō
Tatsuki Nana Futoshi
(田付七太) 		1917 1917 Taishō
Amari Zoji
(甘利造次) 		1917 1921 Taishō
Shimizu Tadashi Saburō
(清水精三郎) 		1921 1925 Taishō
Yamazaki Kaoruichi
(山崎馨一) 		1925 1929 Taishō
Saburō Kurusu
(来栖三郎) 		1929 1933 Shōwa
Yoshiharu Murakami
(村上義温) 		1933 1938 Shōwa
Kitada Seimoto
(北田正元) 		1938 1940 Shōwa
Ryūki Sakamoto
(龍騎坂本) 		March 1941 1942 Shōwa The legation in Lima closed in 1942 due to World War II.[5]
Takeo Ozawa
(武雄小沢) 		1953 Shōwa The mission reopened in 1952.[6]
Kohei Teraoka
(康平寺岡) 		February 28, 1956 June 14, 1957 Shōwa
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(康平寺岡) 		June 14, 1957 1958 Shōwa As ambassador.
Kazuichi Miura
(和一三浦) 		1958 1961 Shōwa
Fumio Miura
(文雄三浦) 		February 20, 1961 1964 Shōwa
Tatsuo Ban
(達夫禁止) 		1970 ? Shōwa
Eijiro Noda
(野田英二郎) 		1981 1983 Shōwa
Masaki Seo
(正樹ソ) 		1989 ? Akihito
Morihisa Aoki
(青木盛久) 		1994 1997 Akihito Hostage and homeowner during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis.
Konishi Yoshizo
(小西芳三) 		1997 2000 Akihito
Takashi Kiya
(木谷隆) 		2000 2002 Akihito
Narita Yubun
(成田右文) 		2002 2005 Akihito
Hitohiro Ishida
(石田仁宏) 		2005 2008 Akihito
Megata Shūichirō
(目賀田周一郎) 		2008 2011 Akihito
Masahiro Fukukawa
(福川正浩) 		May 13, 2011 2014 Akihito
Tatsuya Kabutan
(株丹達也) 		2014 2018 Akihito [7]
Sadayuki Tsuchiya 2018 Akihito [8]
Kazuyuki Katayama
(和幸片山) 		July 2020 2023 Naruhito [9]
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto October 24, 2023 Incumbent Naruhito [10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Reseña Histórica: Japón-Perú (in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  2. ^ "Relaciones Bilaterales Perú - Japon". Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
  3. ^ Peru's Fugitive Ex-President Is Arrested in Chile
  4. ^ Novak, Fabián (2004). Las relaciones entre el Perú y Alemania (1828–2003) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Lima: Fondo Editorial PUCP.
  5. ^ Novak, Fabián (2004). Las relaciones entre el Perú y Alemania (1828–2003) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Lima: Fondo Editorial PUCP.
  6. ^ "１４　在ペルー日本国大使館". 国会からの検査要請事項に関する報告（検査要請）.
  7. ^ "Lista del Cuerpo Diplomático, Organismos Internacionales y Cuerpo Consular" (PDF). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. 2015-03-01.
  8. ^ Directorio de Cooperación Técnica Internacional 2018-2019 (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. 2018.
  9. ^ "Curriculum". Embajada del Japón en el Perú.
  10. ^ Lista del cuerpo diplomático, organismos internacionales y cuerpo consular (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. 2024. p. 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-03-15.