Embassy of Japan, Kyiv

The Embassy of Japan in Ukraine 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.

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

Ambassadors to Ukraine
List of Ambassadors of Japan to Ukraine:


 * 1) Edamura Sumio Edamura Sumio (June 12, 1992 - April 13, 1993) Office held in Moscow till 19 January 1993.
 * 2) Suezawa Shoji Suezawa Shōji (April 13, 1993 - October 1, 1996)
 * 3) Kurokawa Yuji  (October 21, 1996 - May 28, 1999)
 * 4) Honda Hitoshi  (July 21, 1999 - September 1, 2002)
 * 5) Amae Kishichiro  (September 20, 2002 - September 30, 2005)
 * 6) Mabuchi Mutsuo  (October 4, 2005 - September 1, 2008)
 * 7) Izawa Tadashi  (September 3, 2008 - August 26, 2011)
 * 8) Sakata Toichi  (September 1, 2011 - August 29, 2014)
 * 9) Sumi Shigeki  (August 29, 2014 - November 26, 2018)
 * 10) Kurai Takashi  (December 4, 2018 - August 27, 2021) Inaugurated as of 23 January 2019.
 * 11) Matsuda Kuninori  (August 27, 2021 - )