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List of ambassadors of France to Japan

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Source revisionSep 7, 2026
Entity authorityQ18160180 ↗
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The list of ambassadors of France to Japan began developing in the same year that the American Commodore Perry "opened" Japan's doors to the West.

Franco-Japanese diplomatic relations were initially established during the Second Empire of French history and the Edo period of Japanese history.

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors of the Second Empire

Ambassadors of the Third Republic

Ambassadors of the Fourth Republic

Ambassadors of the Fifth Republic

See also

Treaty of Amity and Commerce between France and Japan

Notes

References

Auslin, Michael R. (2004). Negotiating with Imperialism: The Unequal Treaties and the Culture of Japanese Diplomacy. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01521-0; OCLC 56493769

Halleck, Henry Wager. (1861). International law: or, Rules regulating the intercourse of states in peace and war New York: D. Van Nostrand. OCLC 852699

Medzini, Meron. (1971).

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