List of Japanese Diplomatic Representatives to Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic
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Diplomatic relations were between the Czech and the Japanese governments were established in 1920 and again in 1957. Between the two wars the Japanese Ministers Plenipotentiaries and Ambassadors to Czechoslovakia were as follows: Ministers Plenipotentiaries 1. Harukazu Nagaoka, from November 29, 1921 2. Yoshiro Kikuchi, from January 28, 1925 Ambassadors 1. Eiichi Kimura, from May 30, 1928 2. Masaaki Hotta, from June 18, 1931 3. Keinosuke Fujii, from March 23, 1937 On March 16, 1939, upon the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, the Japanese government withdrew recognition of the Czechoslovak government. On December 9, 1941, the Czechoslovak government in exile declared war on the Japanese Empire. After the Second World War, diplomatic relations were reestablished in 1957.
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