The List of Japanese ambassadors to Spain started when Akabane Shirō presented his credentials to the Spanish government in 1901.
List
This is a chronological list of Japanese diplomats.
| Inaugural date | Official position (Japanese) | Official position | Name (Japanese) | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 8, 1901 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 赤羽 四郎 | Akabane Shirō |
| February 7, 1907 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 稲垣 満次郎 | Inagaki Manjirō |
| November 25, 1908 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 丸尾 直利 | Maruo Naokazu |
| April 28, 1910 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 荒川 巳次 | Arakawa Minoji |
| September 8, 1913 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 堀口 九萬一 | Horiguchi Kumaichi |
| August 7, 1917 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 坂田 重次郎 | Sakada Shyūjirō |
| November 26, 1919 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 三浦 荒次郎 | Miura Arajirō |
| April 27, 1921 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 広沢 金次郎 | Hirosawa Kinjirō |
| November 9, 1924 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 甘利 造次 | Amari Zoji |
| February 4, 1926 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 太田 為吉 | Ōta Tamekichi |
| April 4, 1929 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 荒井 金太 | Arai Kinta |
| May 12, 1930 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 太田 為吉 | Ōta Tamekichi |
| April 21, 1932 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 越田 佐一郎 | Koshida Saichirō |
| November 3, 1932 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 青木 新 | Aoki Arata |
| January 11, 1936 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 高岡 禎一郎 | Takaoka Teiichirō |
| May 24, 1936 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 矢野 真 | Yano Makoto |
| December 18, 1937 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 高田 実 | Takada Minoru |
| December 29, 1937 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 高岡 禎一郎 | Takaoka Teiichirō |
| November 8, 1938 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 矢野 真 | Yano Makoto |
| May 27, 1940 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 横山 正幸 | Yokoyama Masayuki |
| September 21, 1940 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 高田 実 | Takada Minoru |
| October 13, 1940 | 臨時代理公使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 藤井 慶三 | Fujii Keizo |
| January 30, 1941 | 特命全権公使 | Minister Plenipotentiary | 須磨 弥吉郎 | Suma Yakichirō |
| January 21, 1946 | Closed following the Japanese surrender of World War II | |||
| December 24, 1951 | 在マドリード在外事務所長 | Chief of the Japanese Government's Overseas Agency in Madrid | 矢口 麓蔵 | Yaguchi Rokurō |
| November 22, 1952 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 渋沢 信一 | Shibusawa Shinichi |
| February 16, 1956 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 服部 五郎 | Hattori Gorō |
| March 11, 1956 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 与謝野 秀 | Yosano Shigeru |
| July 3, 1961 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 白幡 友敬 | Shirahata Tomoyoshi |
| May 2, 1959 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 鈴木 九萬 | Suzuki Tadakatsu |
| May 26, 1961 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 近藤 四郎 | Kondō Shirō |
| September 19, 1961 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 島津 久大 | Shimazu Hisanaga |
| January 19, 1963 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 近藤 四郎 | Kondō Shirō |
| October 23, 1963 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 関 守三郎 | Seki Morisaburō |
| March 27, 1967 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 川並 将慶 | Kawanami Masayoshi |
| May 15, 1967 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 高野 藤吉 | Takano Tokichi |
| July 14, 1969 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 津田 天瑞 | Tsuda Takayoshi |
| September 18, 1969 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 高橋 覚 | Takahashi Satoru |
| February 7, 1973 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 枝村 純郎 | Edamura Sumio |
| March 8, 1973 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 佐藤 正二 | Satō Shōji |
| August 12, 1975 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 山下 和夫 | Yamashita Kazuo |
| January 19, 1976 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 加川 隆明 | Kagawa Takaaki |
| July 17, 1978 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 遠藤 実 | Endō Minoru |
| July 21, 1978 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 横田 弘 | Yokoda Hiroshi |
| July 16, 1981 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 中曽根 悟郎 | Nakasone Gorō |
| September 19, 1981 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 林屋 永吉 | Hayashiya Eikichi |
| September 25, 1984 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 浦辺 彬 | Urabe Akira |
| October 2, 1984 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 枝村 純郎 | Edamura Sumio |
| September 13, 1987 | 臨時代理大使 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | 浦辺 彬 | Urabe Akira |
| December 1, 1987 | 特命全権大使 | Ambassador | 石井 亨 | Ishii Toru |
See also
References
- Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, appendix (1979). pp. 359-360.
- Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, appendix (1992). pp. 72-73, 116-117.
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)
