The List of Japanese ambassadors to Belgium started when Motono Ichirō presented his credentials to the Belgian government in 1898.
List
This is a chronological list of Japanese diplomats.
| Inaugural date | Official position (Japanese) | Official position | Name (Japanese) | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 5, 1898 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 本野 一郎 | Motono Ichirō |
| October 5, 1901 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 松方 正作 | Matsukata Shosaku |
| July 4, 1902 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 加藤 恒忠 | Katō Tsunetada |
| October 27, 1906 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 大鳥 富士太郎 | Ōtori Fujitarō |
| June 14, 1907 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 秋月 左都夫 | Akizuki Satsuo |
| September 5, 1909 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 松田 道一 | Matsuda Michikazu |
| April 1, 1910 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 鍋島 桂次郎 | Nabeshima Keijirō |
| December 21, 1913 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 諸井 六郎 | Moroi Rokurō |
| April 27, 1914 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 山中 千之 | Yamanaka Chiyuki |
| October 24, 1917 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 安達 峰一郎 | Adachi Mineichirō |
| May 31, 1921 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 安達 峰一郎 | Adachi Mineichirō |
| February 13, 1928 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 栗原 正 | Kurihara Tadashi |
| August 23, 1928 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 永井 松三 | Nagai Matsuzo |
| November 17, 1930 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 芦田 均 | Ashida Hitoshi |
| March 16, 1931 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 佐藤 尚武 | Satō Naotake |
| December 20, 1933 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 大鷹 正次郎 | Ōtaka Shōjirō |
| February 19, 1934 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 有田 八郎 | Arita Hachirō |
| December 4, 1935 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 大森 元一郎 | Omori Genichirō |
| June 24, 1936 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 来栖 三郎 | Kurusu Saburō |
| December 2, 1939 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 小林 亀久雄 | Kobayashi Kikuo |
| December 9, 1939 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 栗山 茂 | Kuriyama Shigeru |
| May 3, 1940 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 小林 亀久雄 | Kobayashi Kikuo |
| June 22, 1943 | Second World War | |||
| February 22, 1951 | 在ブリュッセル在外事務所長 | Chief of the Japanese Government's Overseas Agency in Brussels | 与謝野 秀 | Yosano Shigeru |
| April 28, 1952 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 与謝野 秀 | Yosano Shigeru |
| August 25, 1952 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 荒川 昌二 | Arakawa Shōji |
| February 14, 1955 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 山津 善衛 | Yamatsu Yoshie |
| April 8, 1955 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 武内 龍次 | Takeuchi Ryūji |
| April 8, 1957 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 矢野 泰男 | Yano Yasuo |
| July 24, 1957 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 倭島 英二 | Wajima Eiji |
| December 8, 1960 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 中山 賀博 | Nakayama Yoshirō |
| January 16, 1961 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 下田 武三 | Shimoda Takeso |
| November 29, 1963 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 井川 克一 | Ikawa Katsuichi |
| December 10, 1963 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 湯川 盛夫 | Yukawa Morio |
| May 5, 1968 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 平原 毅 | Hirahara Tsuyoshi |
| November 6, 1968 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 小田部 謙一 | Otabe Kenichi |
| January 27, 1971 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 安田 謙治 | Yasuda Kenji |
| February 23, 1971 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 安倍 勲 | Abe Isao |
| February 6, 1976 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 大鷹 弘 | Ōtaka Hiroshi |
| March 12, 1976 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 西堀 正弘 | Nishibori Masahiro |
| January 12, 1979 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 西崎 信郎 | Nishizaki Nobuo |
| March 25, 1979 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 徳久 茂 | Tokuhisa Shigeru |
| May 19, 1983 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 平林 博 | Hirabayashi Hiroshi |
| June 3, 1983 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 山本 鎮彦 | Yamamoto Shizuhiko |
| March 15, 1987 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 河村 武和 | Kawamura Takekazu |
| March 26, 1987 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 加藤 吉彌 | Katō Yoshiya |
| February 17, 1990 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 大久保 基 | Ōkubo Motoi |
| March 1, 1990 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 矢田部 厚彦 | Yatabe Atsuhiko |
See also
References
- Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, appendix (1979). p. 369.
- Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, appendix (1992). pp. 81-82, 134.
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)
