Embassy of Japan, Kyiv

Embassy of Japan in Ukraine
The Embassy building in Kyiv
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LocationUkraine Kyiv
AddressBldg. 4, Museum Lane (Kyiv) [uk], Kyiv 01901.
AmbassadorKuninori Matsuda[1][2]
WebsiteEmbassy of Japan in Ukraine (Ukr.)

The Embassy of Japan in Ukraine (Zai Ukuraina Nihonkoku Taishikan (在ウクライナ日本国大使館), Ukrainian: Посольство Японії в Україні) is located in the Pechersk district of Kyiv, near the building of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. It is being headed by an extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador.[3]

History

Until January 19, 1993, the Embassy of Japan in Ukraine was a part-time Embassy of Japan in Moscow, Russia.[4] On 14 February 2022, the embassy was temporarily relocated to Lviv, as fears mounted of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]

Ambassadors to Ukraine

List of Ambassadors of Japan to Ukraine:

  1. Edamura Sumio [ja] Edamura Sumio (枝村純郎) (June 12, 1992 - April 13, 1993) Office held in Moscow till 19 January 1993.[4]
  2. Suezawa Shoji [ja] Suezawa Shōji (末沢昌二) (April 13, 1993 - October 1, 1996)[4]
  3. Kurokawa Yuji [ja] Kurokawa Yūji (黒川祐次) (October 21, 1996 - May 28, 1999)[4]
  4. Honda Hitoshi [uk] Honda Hitoshi (本田均) (July 21, 1999 - September 1, 2002)[4]
  5. Amae Kishichiro [ja] Amae Kishichirō (天江喜七郎) (September 20, 2002 - September 30, 2005)[4]
  6. Mabuchi Mutsuo [ja] Mabuchi Mutsuo (馬渕睦夫) (October 4, 2005 - September 1, 2008)[4]
  7. Izawa Tadashi [ja] Izawa Tadashi (伊沢正) (September 3, 2008 - August 26, 2011)[4]
  8. Sakata Toichi [ja] Sakata Tōichi (坂田東一) (September 1, 2011 - August 29, 2014)[4]
  9. Sumi Shigeki [ja] Sumi Shigeki (角茂樹) (August 29, 2014 - November 26, 2018)[4][6]
  10. Kurai Takashi Kurai Takashi (倉井高志) (December 4, 2018 - August 27, 2021) Inaugurated as of 23 January 2019.[4][7][1]
  11. Matsuda Kuninori [Wikidata] Matsuda Kuninori (松田邦紀) (August 27, 2021 - )[1][2][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c List of Ambassadors of Japan in Ukraine, Embassy of Japan in Ukraine
  2. ^ a b "Japan hands over batch of new television equipment to Suspilne" (Press release). Interfax-Ukraine. 26 January 2022. Source: Press Service of Suspilne.
  3. ^ "List of Ambassadors of Japan in Ukraine". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "歴代 駐ウクライナ大使一覧" [List of Japanese ambassadors to Ukraine]. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  5. ^ "在ウクライナ日本国大使館リヴィウ連絡事務所の開設". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  6. ^ "Президент прийняв вірчі грамоти від послів іноземних держав в Україні 01/12/2014" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  7. ^ Japanese ambassador completes diplomatic mission in Ukraine, Ukrinform (7 October 2021)

External links

  • (Ukr.) Official page of the Embassy of Japan in Ukraine
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