List of ambassadors of Japan to 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.

Ambassador of Japan to Peru
Incumbent Tsuyoshi Yamamoto since October 24, 2023
Style	His Excellency
Appointer	Naruhito
Website	Embassy of Japan in 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
{{{last}}} (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

• List of ambassadors of Peru to Japan

References

1. "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.