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Explore the detailed history and current ambassadors of Japan to Australia. Discover the key diplomatic missions and representatives fostering strong bilateral relations between Japan and Australia.

Head of mission (HOM) Entered office Left office
Haruhiko Nishi 10 September, 1952 14 June, 1955
Tadakatsu Suzuki 14 June, 1955 11 March, 1959
Katsushiro Narita March, 1959 7 April, 1961
Saburo Ohta 7 April, 1961 30 December, 1965
Koh Chiba 30 December, 1965 18 August, 1967
Fumihiko Kai 18 August, 1967 5 December, 1969
Shizuo Saito 5 December, 1969 7 August, 1973
Kenzo Yoshida 7 August, 1973 20 January, 1976
Yoshio Okawara 20 January, 1976 February 1980
Mizuo Kuroda April 1980 October 1982
Kensuke Yanagiya 2 December, 1982 December 1984
Toshijiro Nakajima December 1984 August 1987
Kenichi Yanagi November 1987 March 1990
Hiromu Fukada March 1990 7 February, 1992
Kazutoshi Hasegawa 7 February, 1992 1996
Yukio Satoh 1996 1998
Masaji Takahashi September 1998 January 2001
Atsushi Hatakenaka January 2001 September 2003
Kenzo Oshima September 2003 December 2004
Hideaki Ueda January 2005 September 2007
Takaaki Kojima September 2007 July 2010
Shigekazu Sato July 2010 November 2012
Yoshitaka Akimoto November 2012 April 2015
Sumio Kusaka April 2015 January 2019
Reiichiro Takahashi January 2019 December 2020
Shingo Yamagami February 2021 March 2023
Suzuki Kazuhiro March 2023 Incumbent


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