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British Consulate-General, Osaka
在大阪英国総領事館
British Consulate-General, Osaka; 在大阪英国総領事館
	Midosuji Grand Tower, where the Consulate-General is located
Location	Osaka, Japan
Address	19th floor, Midosuji Grand Tower 3-5-1 Bakuromachi, Chūō-ku, Osaka 〒541-0059
Coordinates	34°40′43″N 135°30′03″E / 34.67861°N 135.50083°E
Consul General	Carolyn Davidson
Website	gov.uk/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-osaka

The British Consulate-General in Osaka (在大阪英国総領事館, Zai-Ōsaka Eikoku Sōryōjikan) is the diplomatic mission responsible for representing the Government of the United Kingdom in Western Japan.^[1]

History

The 1858 Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce formally opened trade access between the United Kingdom and Japan and gave British nationals residence rights in Osaka in 1868. Nearby Kobe had already opened to foreigners in 1853. A British Consulate first opened in Osaka in 1911 to supplement the Consulate-General in Kobe. By 1938, Osaka had grown significantly and the status of the mission was upgraded as it was merged to form the British Consulate-General, Osaka-Kobe. In 1973, the British Consulate-General, Osaka replaced Osaka-Kobe. Between 2006 and 2007, the consulates in Fukuoka and Nagoya were closed with all representation to Western Japan consolidated at the British Consulate-General in Osaka.^[2]

Role

The primary role of the British Consulate-General in Osaka is to foster collaboration and trade between the UK and Japan. Representatives of the Department for International Trade Osaka and UK Science & Innovation Network in Japan are based at the consulate. Staff at the Consulate-General run events, build networks in Japanese industry, support UK companies to enter the Japanese market and contribute to crisis preparations for British nationals in Japan.^[3]

Consular services for British nationals and visa applicants are provided by the British Embassy in Tokyo.^[1]

Location

The offices of the British Consulate-General in Osaka are on the 19th floor of the Midosuji Grand Tower, located in the Bakuromachi 3-Chome area of Osaka's Chūō ward.

Consul-General

A Consul-General has represented the UK Government in Osaka since 1938. Before 1938, the Consul-General for Kansai was based at the British Consulate-General, Kobe, and until 1938 the Osaka mission was only a consulate. Between 1938 and 1973, the Consul-General managed both the Osaka and Kobe missions.^[4]

Head of mission	Tenure begins	Tenure ends	Title
Alexander R. Ovens MBE	1938	1941	Consul-General, Osaka-Kobe
William J. Davies OBE	1941	1941	Consul-General, Osaka-Kobe
Diplomatic relations suspended due to World War II (1941-1945) and the Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952)
Alan T. Oldham CBE	1953	1956	Consul-General, Osaka-Kobe
Dudley J. Cheke	1956	1958	Consul-General, Osaka-Kobe
Ronald G. H. Watts CBE	1958	1963	Consul-General, Osaka-Kobe
John O. Lloyd CBE	1963	1967	Consul-General, Osaka-Kobe
Robert M. John	1967	1971	Consul-General, Osaka-Kobe
Alexander H.B. Hermann	1971	1973	Consul-General, Osaka-Kobe
J. Russell Greenwood	1973	1977	Consul-General, Osaka
William K. Slatcher	1977	1980	Consul-General, Osaka
Rex G. Farrar	1980	1985	Consul-General, Osaka
Nicholas O. McCarthy OBE	1985	1990	Consul-General, Osaka
Gordon J. B. Williams	1990	1994	Consul-General, Osaka
David Cockerham CBE	1994	1998	Consul-General, Osaka
Rodney R. Cummins	1994	1998	Consul-General, Osaka
Neil K. Hook	2001	2005	Consul-General, Osaka
Paul F. Lynch	2005	2007	Consul-General, Osaka
Christopher C. Stuart	2007	2009	Consul-General, Osaka
Simon J. Fisher	2009	2013	Consul-General, Osaka
Michael Shearer	2013	2016	Consul-General, Osaka
Sarah Wooten [ ja]^[5]	2016	2021	Consul-General, Osaka
Carolyn Davidson^[6]	2021	(current)	Consul-General, Osaka

Gallery

The Union Jack flying in front of the current British Consulate-General in Osaka
Reception sign at Midosuji Grand Tower showing "BRITISH CONSULATE-GENERAL 英国総領事館　　19F"

References

^ ^a ^b "British Consulate General Osaka - GOV.UK". GOV.UK. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ "About the Foreign & Commonwealth Office" (PDF). www.fco.gov.uk. January 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
^ "FCO Local Posts - Trade Adviser". fco.tal.net. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ Mackie, Colin (2017). "A Directory of British Diplomats" (PDF). gulabin.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
^ セーラ・ウテン英国総領事略歴 | 福岡県
^ BBA 2021 Judges Revealed! - British Chamber of Commerce in Japan

[BCGO-1] "British Consulate General Osaka - GOV.UK". GOV.UK. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

[auto2-2] "About the Foreign & Commonwealth Office" (PDF). www.fco.gov.uk. January 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2022.

[3] "FCO Local Posts - Trade Adviser". fco.tal.net. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

[4] Mackie, Colin (2017). "A Directory of British Diplomats" (PDF). gulabin.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017.

[Fukuoka_Prefecture-5] セーラ・ウテン英国総領事略歴 | 福岡県

[6] BBA 2021 Judges Revealed! - British Chamber of Commerce in Japan

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British Consulate-General, Osaka 在大阪英国総領事館
Midosuji Grand Tower, where the Consulate-General is located

Location	Osaka, Japan
Address	19th floor, Midosuji Grand Tower 3-5-1 Bakuromachi, Chūō-ku, Osaka 〒541-0059
Coordinates	34°40′43″N 135°30′03″E / 34.67861°N 135.50083°E / 34.67861; 135.50083
Consul General	Carolyn Davidson
Website	gov.uk/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-osaka