List of ambassadors of Japan to the United States
The ambassador of Japan to the United States 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.- Arinori Mori, 1870–1872
- Saburō Takagi, 1872–1873
- Jirō Yano, 1873–1874
- 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
Ambassador
- Viscount Shūzō Aoki, 1906–1908
- Baron Kogorō Takahira, 1908–1909
- 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, 1939–1940
- Kichisaburō Nomura, 1941–1944
- Saburō Kurusu, 1941–1945
- No representation during Allied occupation of Japan
- Eikichi Araki, 1952–1953
- Sadao Iguchi, 1954–1956
- Masayuki Tani, 1956–1957
- Kōichirō Asakai, 1957–1963
- Ryūji Takeuchi, 1963–1967
- Takeso 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
