List of ambassadors of Japan to the United States - Wikipedia List of ambassadors of Japan to the United States Incorporates translated material from the corresponding Japanese Wikipedia article The Ambassador of Japan to the United States ( 駐 アメリカ 日本 大使 or 駐米 日本 大使 ) has existed since 1860, interrupted by disagreements and wars during World War II. Shinsuke J. Sugiyama is the current Japanese ambassador to the United States, having presented his credentials on March 28th, 2018. Contents 1 Special Charge d'Affaires 2 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary 3 Ambassador 4 See also 5 References Special Charge d'Affaires Arinori Mori, 1870 - 1872 Saburō Takagi, 1872 - 1873 Jirō Yano, 1873 - 1874 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Kiyonari Yoshida, 1874 - 1882 Munenori Terashima, 1882 - 1884 Ryūichi Kuki, 1884 - 1888 Viscount Munemitsu Mutsu, 1888 - 1890 Gōzō Tateno, 1891 - 1894 Shin'ichirō Kurino, 1894 - 1896 Tōru Hoshi, 1896 - 1898 Jutarō Komura, 1898 - 1900 Baron Kogorō Takahira, 1900 - 1906 ( 1st time ) Ambassador Viscount Shūzō Aoki, 1906 - 1908 Baron Kogorō Takahira, 1908 - 1909 ( 2nd time ) Viscount Kōsai Uchida, 1909 - 1911 Viscount Sutemi Chinda, 1912 - 1916 Aimaro Satō, 1916 - 1918 Viscount Kikujirō Ishii, 1918 - 1919 Baron Kijūrō Shidehara, 1919 - 1922 Masanao Hanihara, 1922 - 1924 Tsuneo Matsudaira, 1924 - 1928 Katsuji Debuchi, 1928 - 1934 Hiroshi Saitō, 1934 - 1939 Kensuke Horinouchi, 1938 - 1940 Kichisaburō Nomura, 1941 - 1944 Saburō Kurusu, 1941 - 1945 No representation during Allied occupation of Japan ( 1945 - 1952 ) Eikichi Araki, 1952 - 1953 Sadao Iguchi, 1954 - 1956 Masayuki Tani, 1956 - 1957 Kōichirō Asakai, 1957 - 1963 Ryūji Takeuchi, 1963 - 1967 Takesō Shimoda, 1967 - 1970 Nobuhiko Ushiba, 1970 - 1973 Takeshi Yasukawa, 1973 - 1975 Fumihiko Tōgō, 1975 - 1980 Yoshio Ōkawara, 1980 - 1985 Nobuo Matsunaga, 1985 - 1989 Ryōhei Murata, 1989 - 1992 Takakazu Kuriyama, 1992 - 1995 Kunihiko Saitō, 1995 - 1999 Shunji Yanai, 1999 - 2001 Ryōzō Katō, 2001 - 2008 Ichirō Fujisaki, 2008 - 2012 Ken'ichirō Sasae, 2012 - 2018 Shinsuke J. Sugiyama, 2018 - present See also Japanese Embassy to the United States ( 1860 ) Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C. United States Ambassador to Japan Japan -- United States relations Convention of Kanagawa Treaty of Amity and Commerce ( United States -- Japan ) Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan Treaty of San Francisco Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan United States Forces Japan U.S. -- Japan Status of Forces Agreement Foreign relations of Japan Foreign relations of the United States Ambassadors of the United States Embassy of the United States in Tokyo References Jump up ^ Mochizuki, Kotaro. Japan To - day. A Souvenir of the Anglo - Japanese Exhibition held in London, 1910. Tokyo : Liberal News Agency / Methodist Publishing House, 1910, p. 19. Jump up ^ Sweet, Lynn. `` Japan Amb. Fujisaki Hits Chicago : Speech, Gov. Quinn Meeting, Desiree Rogers Dinner. '' Chicago Sun - Times. June 13, 2010 Archived April 30, 2013, at the Wayback Machine., accessed 2013 - 06 - 18 ; Staihar, Janet. `` Japanese Ambassador to Retire. '' Georgetown Dish. September 20, 2012, accessed 2013 - 06 - 18. This article related to government in Japan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_ambassadors_of_Japan_to_the_United_States&oldid=842343558 '' Categories : Ambassadors of Japan to the United States 1860 establishments in Japan Lists of ambassadors of Japan Lists of ambassadors to the United States Japan -- United States relations Japanese government stubs Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Articles containing explicitly cited English - language text Articles containing Japanese - language text All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia 日本 語 Edit links This page was last edited on 21 May 2018, at 20 : 57 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

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Answer: Shinsuke J. Sugiyama