List of Canadian ambassadors to Japan. Canada's third legation abroad was established in Japan in May 1929 in Tokyo with Herbert Marler as the first minister plenipotentiary to the country. Diplomatic relations had been established in December 1928. The mission was downgraded in 1938 due to the worsening international situation with the Chargé d'affaires becoming the lead official. Diplomatic relations were severed after the Japanese attack on World War II. Following the war, Canada's mission in Tokyo was accredited to the Supreme Commander Allied Powers. Formal diplomatic relations were re-established in 1952.[1].
| Ambassador | Title | Appointment date | Credentials presented | End of Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Honourable Sir Herbert Marler | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | January 18, 1929 | September 18, 1929 | July 3, 1936 |
| The Honourable Robert Randolph Bruce | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | May 20, 1936 | November 7, 1936 | December 1938 |
| Edgar D'Arcy McGreer | Chargé d'Affaires a.i. | December 1938 | December 7, 1941 | |
| Egerton Herbert Norman | Head of Mission to SCAP | July 7, 1946 | August 14, 1946 | October 21, 1950 |
| Arthur Redpath Menzies | Head of Mission to SCAP | November 18, 1950 | April 28, 1952 | |
| Arthur Redpath Menzies | Chargé d'Affaires a.i. | April 28, 1952 | January 15, 1953 | |
| The Honourable Robert Wellington Mayhew | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 25, 1952 | January 15, 1953 | November 23, 1954 |
| The Honourable Thomas Clayton Davis | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 10, 1954 | March 25, 1957 | |
| James Clelland Britton | Chargé d'Affaires a.i. | November 23, 1954 | ||
| Theodore Francis Moorhouse Newton | Chargé d'Affaires a.i. | March 25, 1957 | September 1957 | |
| William Frederick Bull | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | April 4, 1957 | September 7, 1957 | January 16, 1963 |
| Richard Plant Bower | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 5, 1962 | March 18, 1963 | May 4, 1966 |
| Herbert Owen Moran | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | February 23, 1966 | September 14, 1966 | December 29, 1972 |
| Ross Campbell | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 8, 1972 | January 31, 1973 | December 15, 1975 |
| Bruce Irving Rankin | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | February 17, 1976 | March 8, 1976 | June 9, 1981 |
| Barry Connell Steers | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 3, 1981 | October 26, 1981 | November 24, 1989 |
| James Hutchings Taylor | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 7, 1989 | December 12, 1989 | 1992 |
| Donald Wilfred Campbell | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | January 5, 1993 | September 6, 1997 | |
| Leonard J. Edwards | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 10, 1997 | June 9, 2001 | |
| Robert G. Wright | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 28, 2001 | 2005 | |
| Joseph Caron | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 19, 2005 | 2008 | |
| Jonathan T. Fried | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September, 2008 | 2012 | |
| Mackenzie Clugston | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 12, 2012 | December 14, 2012 | 2016 |
| Ian Burney | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 19, 2016 | September 21, 2016 | Present |