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US Embassy in Tokyo

Embassy of the United States in Tokyo
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Coordinates 35°40′07″N 139°44′36″E / 35.66861°N 139.74328°E / 35.66861; 139.74328Coordinates: 35°40′07″N 139°44′36″E / 35.66861°N 139.74328°E / 35.66861; 139.74328
Location 1-10-5 Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo 107-8420, Japan
Ambassador Jason P. Hyland

The Embassy of the United States in Tokyo represents the United States in Tokyo, Japan. Along with consulates in Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, and Naha, the Embassy provides assistance to American citizens and residents who live in Japan and issues visas to Japanese nationals, and legal residents in Japan who wish to visit or immigrate to the United States.

Caroline Kennedy was confirmed by the US Senate on October 16, 2013 and sworn in as Ambassador to Japan on November 12, 2013.

Jason P. Hyland became Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy Tokyo in July 2014. Hyland became Chargé d'Affaires ad interim upon Kennedy's departure on January 18, 2017.

William F. Hagerty has been nominated to serve as Ambassador to Japan.

The current embassy building was designed by César Pelli and Norma Merrick Sklarek and completed in 1976.

The embassy is located in the Akasaka neighborhood of Minato, Tokyo, steps away from the Nagatachō district, home of the Japanese legislature and the Prime Minister's residence. The address is 1-10-5, Akasaka, Minato-ku Post Code: 107-8420. It is easily accessible via the Tokyo Metro Ginza or Namboku Lines Tameike-Sannō Station and conveniently located to the Hotel Okura.


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