Consulate General of the United States, Osaka

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 inclusion of "Kobe" in the name stems from its previous location in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture.

The consulate has a public relations division known as the Kansai American Center.

Its jurisdictional area covers the Hokuriku region (excluding 3 prefectures of Niigata Prefecture), Kansai region (excluding 2 prefectures and 4 cities of Mie Prefecture), Chugoku region (excluding some towns and cities of Yamaguchi Prefecture), and all 4 prefectures of the Shikoku region.

History

In 1867, it was established in Kobe as the U.S. Consulate in Kobe. The consulate in Kobe was closed in 1941 due to the outbreak of the Pacific War between Japan and the U.S. However, it reopened in 1953 after Japan's return to the international community.

In 1961, the Kobe consulate was elevated to the U.S. Consulate-General in Kobe. In 1987, the consulate in Kobe was relocated to Osaka, initiating its operations as the Consulate-General of the United States in Osaka-Kobe.

On January 1, 1985, a bomb-related terrorist incident occurred in Chuo Ward, Kobe. The incident was orchestrated by the Chūkaku-ha, a radical leftist group in Japan. Around 5:57 am, three mortar rounds were fired at the U.S. Consulate in Kobe. Out of the three, two landed within the consulate's premises and one hit a nearby road. Fortunately, no one was harmed. The mortar-launching device was discovered attached to a bench in a nearby park. Following the incident, a man claiming to represent the "Chukaku-ha Revolutionary Army" claimed responsibility for the attack to various media outlets. This act was believed to have been carried out in protest against the strengthening of the Japan-U.S. alliance, as the Prime Minister at the time, Yasuhiro Nakasone, was scheduled to visit the U.S. on the same day.

Consul general

See also

• Japan–United States relations
• Embassy of the United States, Tokyo

References

External links

• Consulate-General of the United States in Osaka-Kobe Archived 2020-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
• Consulate General of the United States, Osaka on X
• U.S. Consulate-General in Osaka-Kobe Consular Section on X
• Kansai American Center on X
• U.S. Consulate-General in Osaka-Kobe Visa Section on Facebook
• Consulate General of the United States, Osaka's channel on YouTube