Kumataro Honda ( Japanese: 本多 熊太郎) (1874–1948 [1]) was a Japanese diplomat. He served as the Japanese ambassador to Germany, [2] [3] with inaugural date of February 6, 1924. He later replaced Nobuyuki Abe, [3] serving as the Japanese ambassador in Nanjing [4] from 1940 [3] to 1941 for the Wang Jingwei regime within the Republic of China. [5] [6] He resigned in December 1941 because of health issues and was succeeded by Mamoru Shigemitsu. [6]
(...) Ambassador to Nanking, Humataro Honda
Kumataro Honda ( Japanese: 本多 熊太郎) (1874–1948 [1]) was a Japanese diplomat. He served as the Japanese ambassador to Germany, [2] [3] with inaugural date of February 6, 1924. He later replaced Nobuyuki Abe, [3] serving as the Japanese ambassador in Nanjing [4] from 1940 [3] to 1941 for the Wang Jingwei regime within the Republic of China. [5] [6] He resigned in December 1941 because of health issues and was succeeded by Mamoru Shigemitsu. [6]
(...) Ambassador to Nanking, Humataro Honda