is a Japanese diplomat. He was ambassador of Japan to

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

from 2019 to 2021. Takashi speaks English and Russian.

Biography

Kurai Takashi was born in 1955. Since 1981 he has been working as a diplomat at the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan The is an executive department of the Government of Japan, and is responsible for the country's foreign policy and international relations. The ministry was established by the second term of the third article of the National Government Organiz ...

. Since 1984 he has been an employee of the Embassy of Japan in the USSR. Since 1989 – Deputy Director of the Security Policy Division of the Information and Analysis Bureau Since 1991 – Deputy Director of the 1st Division of Europe in the Bureau of European Affairs. Since 1993 – Deputy Director, Director of the Security Policy Department of the Bureau of Foreign Policy. Since 1995 – Political Adviser of the Embassy of Japan in Russia. Since 1999 – Director of the Assistance Division in the Bureau of European Affairs. Since 2001 – Director of the Department of Central and South-Eastern Europe, Bureau of European Affairs Since 2003 – Director of the 1st Division of the Intelligence and Analysis Service Since 2005 – Minister of the Embassy of Japan in Russia. Since 2008 – Minister of the Permanent Mission of Japan to International Organizations in

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Since 2010 – Deputy Director General of the Intelligence and Analysis Service. Since 2012 – Minister, Deputy Ambassador of Japan to the

Republic of Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

. Since 2014 – Ambassador of Japan to Russia. Since February 2016 – Ambassador of Japan to

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

.В Україні зміниться посол Японії
/ref> On 4 December 2018, Takashi was appointed by the Government of Japan as Ambassador of Japan to

. His office in Ukraine started on 23 January 2019. On 11 February 2019, he presented credentials to the

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. On 23 August 2021, he represented Japan on the

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. In August 2021 Kuninori Matsuda succeeded Takashi as Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine.List of Ambassadors of Japan in Ukraine
Embassy of Japan in UkraineJapan hands over batch of new television equipment to Suspilne

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(26 January 2022) Ambassador Takashi officially completed his diplomatic mission in Ukraine on 7 October 2021.Japanese ambassador completes diplomatic mission in Ukraine

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(Ukraine, 22 August 2020) – for significant personal contribution to strengthening the international prestige of Ukraine, development of interstate cooperation, fruitful public activity.

References

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