Kurai Takashi

He was born in 1955.

Since 1981 he has been working as a diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.

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 Vienna

Since 2010 - Deputy Director General of the Intelligence and Analysis Service.

Since 2012 - Minister, Deputy Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Korea.

Since 2014 - Ambassador of Japan to Russia.

Since February 2016 - Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan. [2][3][4]

On December 4, 2018, he was appointed by the Government of Japan as Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine. He has been in office in Ukraine since January 23, 2019 . On February 11, 2019, he presented credentials to the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. [5]

On August 23, 2021, he represented Japan on the Crimea platform.

• Order of Merit (Ukraine, August 22, 2020) - for significant personal contribution to strengthening the international prestige of Ukraine, development of interstate cooperation, fruitful public activity.[6]