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This is a list of Israel's ambassadors to Japan. The ambassadors are based in Tokyo.
List of ambassadors
[edit]Ministers to Japan
[edit]- Joseph Linton (1952–1957)[1]
Ambassadors to Japan
[edit]- Daniel Lewin (1960–1963)[1]
- Mordechai Shneerson (1963–1966)[1]
- Moshe Bartur (1966–1972)[1]
- Shaul Ramati (1974–1977)[1]
- Zvi Kedar (1978–1980)[1]
- Amnon Ben-Yochanan (1980–1985)[1]
- Yaacov Cohen (1985–1988)[2]
- Nahum Eshkol[3][4]
- Moshe Ben-Yaacov (1996–2000)[1]
- Yitzhak Leor (2000–2003)[1]
- Eli Cohen-Artzi (2004–2007)[1]
- Nissim Ben-Shetrit (2007–2013)[1]
- Ruth Kahanoff (2013–2017)[1]
- Yaffa Ben-Ari (2017–2021)[1]
- Gilad Cohen (2021–2026)[5]
- Emmanuel Navon (2026–present), ambassador-designate[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Japan". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ↑ "The Improvement in Israeli-South Korean Relations – Yaacov Cohen". www.jcpa.org. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ↑ "List of Official Mourners Representing Foreign Countries and International Organizations at the Funeral Ceremony of Emperor Showa". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ↑ "In a Tide of Japanese Books on Jews, an Anti-Semitic Current". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ↑ Government appoints 36 diplomats, a move held up by Netanyahu for over 6 months, The Times of Israel, June 20, 2021.
- ↑ Eichner, Itamar (February 14, 2026). "Foreign Minister Saar Decided: Likud Member Emmanuel Navon will be Appointed Next Ambassador to Japan". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved March 18, 2026.
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