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Map of diplomatic missions in Japan. This is a list of diplomatic missions in Japan. At present, the capital city of Tokyo hosts 154 embassies. A few other countries are accredited through their embassies in Beijing or elsewhere. This listing excludes honorary consulates.
The first American consulate in Japan was opened at the temple of Gyokusen-ji, Shimoda, Shizuoka under Consul General Townsend Harris.Gyokusen-ji is also the location of a small number of foreign graves dating from as early as 1854 marking the final resting place of U.S. forces personnel that died while serving as part of Commodore Matthew Perry's 'Black Ship' fleet.
jp.usembassy.gov /ja /embassy-consulates-ja /osaka-ja / The Consulate-General of the United States in Osaka-Kobe ( Japanese : 駐大阪・神戸米国総領事館 ), commonly referred to as the U.S. Consulate-General in Osaka , is a consular post of the United States in Osaka City , Osaka Prefecture , Japan.
The British embassy performs a sustaining role in Japan–United Kingdom relations, dealing with political, economic and cultural interaction between the two nations, and also offers visa services to Japanese and other nationals in Japan. It provides consular services for about 19,000 British citizens in Japan. [1]
For centuries, early modern Japan did not actively seek to expand its foreign relations. The first Japanese ambassadors to a Western country travelled to Spain in 1613. Japan did not open an embassy in the United States (in Washington, D.C.) until 1860. Honorary consulates are excluded from this listing.
Japan and Poland first established diplomatic relations in 1919, shortly following the establishment of the Second Polish Republic, which was the first Polish sovereign state after centuries of partitions. Amidst the context of the Polish diplomatic service being rebuilt in a difficult and corrupt environment, there was some difficulty with ...
As head of Austria's diplomatic mission there, the ambassador is the official representative of the president and government of Austria to the Prime Minister and the government of Japan. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary and the embassy is located in Tokyo. [2]
The construction of the current embassy was completed in 1978. [1] It was designed by the Japanese architect Shin'ichi Okada (岡田新一). The garden of the embassy was designed by the Japanese landscape architect Junichi Inada (稲田純一), who played a central role in planning Singapore's national parks for nearly half a