Masatoshi Muto

Masatoshi Muto
武藤正敏
Ambassador of Japan to South Korea
In office
2010–2012
Ambassador of Japan to Kuwait
In office
2007–2010
Japanese Consul-General in Honolulu
In office
2002–2005
Personal details
Born (1948-12-18) December 18, 1948
Tokyo, Japan
Alma mater Yokohama National University

Masatoshi Muto (武藤 正敏, Mutō Masatoshi, born December 18, 1948) is a Japanese professor and former diplomat who served as the Japanese ambassador to South Korea from 2010 to 2012.[1] He also served as the Japanese ambassador to Kuwait in the late 2000s and was the Japanese consul-general in Hawaii in the early 2000s.

Early life and education

Muto was born in the Setagaya ward of Tokyo and graduated from Yokohama National University in 1972, where he studied economics.

References

  1. "'It Is Fortunate That I Wasn't Born as a Korean,' Ex-Japanese Envoy to Seoul Says in Column: Masatoshi Muto Stirs Controversy in South Korea". The Seoul Times. South Korea. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
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