Masatoshi Muto

Masatoshi Muto
武藤正敏
Japanese Ambassador to South Korea
In office
August 5, 2010  October 2012
Preceded byToshinori Shigeya
Succeeded byHiroki Bessho
Japanese Ambassador to Kuwait
In office
2007–2010
Preceded byOtsuki Masamitsu
Succeeded byHiromi Ogizo
Japanese Consul-General in Honolulu
In office
2002–2005
Preceded byShibuya Rin
Succeeded byIwao Ikuo
Personal details
Born (1948-12-18) December 18, 1948
Tokyo, Japan
Alma materYokohama National University,
Harvard University (Master)

Masatoshi Muto (武藤 正敏, Mutō Masatoshi; born December 18, 1948) is a Japanese diplomatic analyst and former diplomat who served as the Japanese ambassador to South Korea from 2010 to 2012. 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. Starting in 2015, he is also an author.