List of foreign politicians of Japanese origin

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

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Heads of state and heads of government

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.NamePortraitCountryTitleTenureRef.
1 Bernard Dowiyogo
バーナード・ドウィヨゴ
Flag of Nauru.svg 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
Tosivo Nakaiama.jpg Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Micronesia President of the Federated States of Micronesia 1979–1987 [2]
3 Amata Kabua
アマタ・カブア
Amata Kabua MH (cropped).jpg Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands President of the Marshall Islands 1979–96 [3]
4 Haruo Remeliik
ハルオ・レメリク
Haruo Ignacio Remeliik.jpg Flag of Palau.svg Palau President of Palau 1981–85 [4]
5 Alberto Fujimori
アルベルト・フジモリ
Visit of Alberto Fujimori, President of Peru, to the CEC (cropped).jpg Flag of Peru.svg Peru President of Peru 1990–2000 [5]
6 Kuniwo Nakamura
クニオ・ナカムラ
Zhong Cun Guo Xiong (cropped).jpg Flag of Palau.svg Palau President of Palau 1993–2001 [6]
7 Kessai Note
ケーサイ・ノート
Kessai Note 2005.jpg Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands President of the Marshall Islands 2000–08 [7]
8 Manny Mori
マニー・モリ
MoriFSM.jpg Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Micronesia President of the Federated States of Micronesia 2007–15 [8]

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Australia

Austria

Brazil

Canada

Chile

China

Czechia

Malaysia

Marshall Islands

Mexico

Micronesia

Nauru

Nepal

Netherlands

Norway

Pakistan

Palau

Peru

Philippines

Russia

Singapore

Taiwan

United Kingdom

United States

Cabinet

Congress

Governors and lieutenant governors

State and territory levels

County and city levels

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