Kunihiko Kawazu

Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan, New Delhi    

Mr Kawazu is currently serving as the Minister & Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan in India. Prior to his current role, he served as an Ambassador to ASEM and in-charge Ambassador of Visegrad Group Plus Japan and the Western Balkans. He was also the Deputy Director-General of the European Affairs Bureau and the Consular Affairs Bureau, where he oversaw crisis management along with other responsibilities. After his graduation from Tokyo University, he entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan in 1990 and since then held multiple roles engaging with the European countries, the U.S., and now India.