List of ambassadors of Israel to Japan explained

This is a list of Israel's ambassadors to Japan. The ambassadors are based in Tokyo.

List of Ambassadors

Ministers to Japan

• Joseph Linton (1952–1957)

Ambassadors to Japan

• Daniel Lewin (1960–1963)
• Mordechai Shneerson (1963–1966)
• Moshe Bartur (1966–1972)
• Shaul Ramati (1974–1977)
• Zvi Kedar (1978–1980)
• Amnon Ben-Yochanan (1980–1985)
• Yaacov Cohen (1985-1988)^[1]
• Nahum Eshkol^{[2] [3]}
• Moshe Ben-Yaacov (1996–2000)
• Yitzhak Leor (2000–2003)
• Eli Cohen-Artzi (2004–2007)
• Nissim Ben-Shetrit (2007–2013)
• Ruth Kahanoff (2013–2017)
• Yaffa Ben-Ari (2017–2021)^[4]
• Gilad Cohen (2021–)^[5]

References

1. Web site: The Improvement in Israeli-South Korean Relations - Yaacov Cohen . 2022-12-10 . www.jcpa.org.
2. Web site: List of Official Mourners Representing Foreign Countries and International Organizations at the Funeral Ceremony of Emperor Showa . . June 8, 2020.
3. Web site: In a Tide of Japanese Books on Jews, an Anti-Semitic Current . . June 8, 2020.
4. Web site: Japan . . June 8, 2020.
5. https://www.timesofisrael.com/government-appoints-36-diplomats-a-move-held-up-by-netanyahu-for-over-6-months/ Government appoints 36 diplomats, a move held up by Netanyahu for over 6 months