Consulate General of the United States, Osaka
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| Consulate-General of the United States in Osaka-Kobe | |
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 The U.S. Consulate-General located in Kita-ku, Osaka | |
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| Location | Japan |
| Address | 2-11-5, Nishitenma, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8543 |
| Coordinates | 34°41′48.6″N 135°30′6.9″E / 34.696833°N 135.501917°E |
| Jurisdiction | Kansai region (excluding Mie Prefecture), Shikoku region, Chugoku region, Hokuriku region (excluding Niigata Prefecture) |
| Consul General | Jason Richard Cubas |
| Website | jp |
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.[1]
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.
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.[2]
In 1961, the Kobe consulate was elevated to the U.S. Consulate-General in Kobe.[3] In 1987, the consulate in Kobe was relocated to Osaka, initiating its operations as the Consulate-General of the United States in Osaka-Kobe.[4]
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.[5]
Consul general
| Term | Name | Start date | End date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph J. Blake | June 1952 | [6] | ||
| William C. Sherman | 1968 | 1970 | [7] | |
| William H. Bruns | Records show service in 1975 and 1977[8][9] | |||
| Robert Ludan | 2002 | [10] | ||
| Alexander Almazov | 2002 | 2005 | [11] | |
| Daniel R. Russel | August 2005 | August 2008 | [12] | |
| Edward K.H. Dong | September 2008 | 2011 | [13] | |
| Patrick Joseph Linehan | August 2011 | July 2014 | Head of the Kansai Consular Corps[14][15] | |
| Allen S. Greenberg | August 2014 | 2017 | [16] | |
| Karen Kelley | August 2017 | July 2020 | [17][18] | |
| Colin Fishwick | July 2020 | September 2020 | Acting Consul General[19] | |
| Richard Mei Jr. | September 2020 | 2023 | [20] | |
| Jason Richard Cubas | 2023 | (Incumbent) | [21] |
