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🇯🇵 Japan — Embassies & Consulates

Japan operates a substantial global diplomatic network managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA), encompassing over 230 overseas missions including embassies, consulates-general, consulates, and government representative offices. Japan's consular services abroad provide Japanese nationals with passport issuance, civil registration (including births, marriages, and deaths overseas), notarial services, and emergency assistance. The Overseas Safety website (anzen.mofa.go.jp) offers detailed travel safety information and crisis warnings, and Japanese nationals are encouraged to register their overseas presence through the Overseas Safety Registration system to facilitate emergency contact. Japan's diplomatic network reflects its status as one of the world's largest economies and a major contributor to international development assistance through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Japanese missions also promote bilateral trade, cultural exchange, and educational partnerships, often working alongside the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and the Japan Foundation. Japan maintains particularly active diplomatic presences across Asia, North America, and Europe, with large consular volumes reflecting Japan's significant expatriate communities, especially in the United States, Brazil, China, and Australia. Emergency consular contacts are available 24 hours a day at most major missions.

Notable embassies abroad

Washington D.C.

2520 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20008, USA

+1-202-238-6700

www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/

Japan's flagship diplomatic post; reflects the US-Japan Alliance, one of Japan's most important security partnerships

London

101-104 Piccadilly, London W1J 7JT, United Kingdom

+44-20-7465-6500

www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/

Key European diplomatic post; UK and Japan signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement in 2021

Paris

7 Avenue Hoche, 75008 Paris, France

+33-1-4888-6200

www.fr.emb-japan.go.jp/

Strong cultural and trade ties; France is a major destination for Japanese cultural exports

Berlin

Hiroshimastraße 6, 10785 Berlin, Germany

+49-30-210-940

www.de.emb-japan.go.jp/

Germany is Japan's largest European trading partner; strong automotive and technology ties

Beijing

No. 1, Liangmaqiao Dong Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100600, China

+86-10-6532-2361

www.cn.emb-japan.go.jp/

Strategically important and politically complex bilateral post; China is Japan's top trading partner

Seoul

18-11 Junghak-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03161, South Korea

+82-2-2170-5200

www.kr.emb-japan.go.jp/

Key regional post; Japan-Korea relations involve significant tourism, trade, and historical dimensions

New Delhi

50-G Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021, India

+91-11-2687-6564

www.in.emb-japan.go.jp/

Japan and India are Quad partners; strong ODA, infrastructure, and technology cooperation

Canberra

112 Empire Circuit, Yarralumla, ACT 2600, Australia

+61-2-6273-3244

www.au.emb-japan.go.jp/

Australia is a key defence and resource partner for Japan; Reciprocal Access Agreement signed 2022

Singapore

16 Nassim Road, Singapore 258390

+65-6235-8855

www.sg.emb-japan.go.jp/

Regional hub for Southeast Asia; Singapore hosts a significant Japanese expatriate community

Bangkok

177 Witthayu Road, Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

+66-2-207-8500

www.th.emb-japan.go.jp/

Thailand is home to one of the largest Japanese expatriate communities in Southeast Asia

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