Japan Government Official Representative Ambassador Toshihisa Takata honors the Celebration of the Honorary Consulate of Niue in Tokyo with an opening speech at the Honorary Consulate of Niue opening celebration at the Tokyo American Club
PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Toshihisa TAKATA
April 1976 Entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
July 1991 First Secretary, Mission of Japan to the European Communities
September 1993 Counsellor, Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Korea
January 1995 Director, Ocean Division, Economic Affairs Bureau
January 1997 Director, National Security Policy Division
Foreign Policy Bureau
April 1998 Director, Overseas Establishments Division
April 2000 Councillor, Cabinet Councillor’s Office on External Affairs
Cabinet Secretariat
January 2002 Deputy Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau
January 2003 Minister and Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Japan in Thailand
August 2005 Deputy Director-General, Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau
August 2006 Deputy Director-General for International Trade Policy
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
July 2008 Director-General, International Peace Cooperation Headquarters
Cabinet Office
August 2010 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Kenya
August 2013 Ambassador in charge of Okinawan Affairs
May 2015 Ambassador of Japan to New Zealand, Samoa, and
the Cook Islands
June 2016 Ambassador of Japan to New Zealand, Samoa, the Cook Islands,
and Niue
March 2017 Ambassador of Japan to New Zealand, the Cook Islands, and Niue
October 2018 Ambassador for the Pacific Island Region
June 2022 Ambassador for Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting