List of foreign politicians of Japanese origin

This article contains a list of Wikipedia articles about politicians in countries outside Japan who are of Japanese origin.

Heads of state and heads of government edit

This is a list of former and current heads of state and heads of government of the sovereign countries who were/are of full or partial Japanese origin. This list does not include acting, interim, transitional, temporary or representative heads of state and government.

Heads of state and heads of governments of Japanese origin
S.No. Name Portrait Country Title Tenure Ref.
1 Bernard Dowiyogo
バーナード・ドウィヨゴ
  Nauru President of Nauru 1976-78,
1989-95,
1996,
1998-99,
2000-01,
2003
[1]
2 Tosiwo Nakayama
トシオ・ナカヤマ
    Micronesia President of the Federated States of Micronesia 1979–1987 [2]
3 Amata Kabua
アマタ・カブア
    Marshall Islands President of the Marshall Islands 1979–96 [3]
4 Haruo Remeliik
ハルオ・レメリク
    Palau President of Palau 1981–85 [4]
5 Alberto Fujimori
アルベルト・フジモリ
    Peru President of Peru 1990–2000 [5]
6 Kuniwo Nakamura
クニオ・ナカムラ
    Palau President of Palau 1993–2001 [6]
7 Kessai Note
ケーサイ・ノート
    Marshall Islands President of the Marshall Islands 2000–08 [7]
8 Manny Mori
マニー・モリ
    Micronesia President of the Federated States of Micronesia 2007–15 [8]

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References edit

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  2. ^ "former.htm". Apr 14, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-04-14. Retrieved Oct 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Chiefly Succession of Iroij Laelan of Arno succeeding uncle Iroijlaplap Udgelang (Jekein) as written in Summary Judgment Report of Berghausen to the State Secretary of the Imperial Colonial Office and Land Execution by Iroij Laelan of Arno-". 7 March 2018.
  4. ^ Ron Crocombe (2007). Asia in the Pacific Islands. University of the South Pacific, Institute of Pacific Studies. pp. 103, 112. ISBN 978-982-02-0388-4.
  5. ^ Fujimori secures Japanese haven Archived 12 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine, BBC News, 12 December 2000. Retrieved 29 December 2007.
  6. ^ "Former president of Palau, Kuniwo Nakamura, dies". Pasific Daily News. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  7. ^ Giff Johnson, "Opposition Takes Control Of Marshall Islands Government" Archived 2007-06-14 at archive.today
  8. ^ "Once a UOG student janitor, Emanuel Mori went on to champion for a cleaner climate as president of the Federated States of Micronesia".
  9. ^ "Peru family drama threatens South America's success story". BBC News. January 16, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  10. ^ "Wife-turned-critic of Peru ex-president dies". France 24. December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  11. ^ "Inouye, first Japanese-American congressman, to be remembered in ancestral home". The Japan Times. January 12, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2022.