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Please note that CLAIR does not take responsibility for any of the information listed on this page. For enquiries regarding the information below please contact the embassy in question directly.


Australian Embassy Tokyo & Australian Consulate-General Osaka

The Australian Embassy in Tokyo’s jurisdiction covers the Chubu, Kanto, Tohoku, and Hokkaido regions.

The Australian Consulate General in Osaka’s jurisdiction covers the Kansai, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa regions.

Contact:
Australian Embassy Tokyo
Australian Consulate-General Osaka
Consular Support

For emergencies please contact the 24-hour Consular Emergency Centre on 03 5232 4111 or +61 2 6261 3305 (from Japan)

  • Appointments are required for passport and notarial services at the Embassy in Tokyo or the Consulate-General in Osaka. Please make an appointment online.
  • Opening Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00–12:30 and 13:30–17:00 (excluding Embassy holidays)

Please see the Smartraveller website for the latest travel advice on Japan and other countries in the region. https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/asia/japan

Resources for Teaching About Australia

Tell Me About Australia Website: https://tell-me-about-australia.jp/

An online teaching resource in Japanese (with furigana) that can be used by students to research Australian topics or JTEs/Teachers as a supportive resource.

 

‘Experience Australia’ Kit: https://tell-me-about-australia.jp/recommend/australia-taiken-kit/

A school backpack full of educational tools for teaching about Australia. Also includes downloadable content. Kits can be loaned to individual JETs for 2 years. Apply online.

Enquiries: cultural.tokyo@dfat.gov.au

Austrian Embassy Tokyo
Contact

Phone: (+81/3)3451-8281

Email: tokio-ob@bmeia.gv.at

Website: https://www.bmeia.gv.at/oeb-tokio/

Social Media

Facebook Austrian Embassy Tokyo: https://www.facebook.com/austrian.embassy.tokyo

Facebook Austrian Cultural Forum Tokyo: https://www.facebook.com/austrocultjapan

British Embassy Tokyo
Contact:

Phone: 03-5211-1100

Website: British Embassy Tokyo – GOV.UK

Address: 102-8381 Tokyo, Chiyoda City, Ichibancho, 1

Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ukinjapan/

X: https://x.com/UKinJapan

Instagram: @ukinjapan

Consular Support:

Please note that all consular services are conducted from our offices in Tokyo by appointment only. We are unable to provide consular services from Osaka.

Travel Advice: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/japan

Living in Japan guide: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-japan

Consular Enquiries: GOV.UK – Help for British people abroad

Consular Emergencies: Please call +81(0)3 5211 1100 and select option 2 for consular assistance. This number is operational 24/7, 365 days a year.

Additional Information:

Recruitment Information: Welcome – FCDO

Opening times: 9:00 – 17:30

Getting married in Japan: https://www.gov.uk/marriages-civil-partnerships-abroad

Embassy of Canada to Japan
Social Media:

Twitter/X (English): www.x.com/CanEmbJapan

Facebook (English): www.facebook.com/CanEmbJapan

Twitter/X (French): www.x.com/AmbCanJapon

Facebook (French): www.facebook.com/AmbCanJapon

Twitter/X (Japanese): www.x.com/CanadaNihon

Facebook (Japanese): www.facebook.com/CanadaNihon

Sign up for consular/emergency notifications (or update your registration information) at www.travel.gc.ca/register

For consular support please contact the Embassy at:

TEL: 03-5412-6200 (24h*)

Email: tokyo-consul@international.gc.ca

Service Hours:

M-F 09:30 to 12:00 and 13:30 to 17:00

*Please note that your call will be forwarded to Global Affairs Canada’s Emergency Watch and Response Centre in Ottawa during non-office hours.

OR

Canada’s Emergency Watch and Response Centre (EWRC) for 24/7 support

DIRECT TEL: +1-613-996-8885

Email: sos@international.gc.ca

Norwegian Embassy Tokyo
Additional Links:

Travel registration: reiseregistrering.no/

Embassy and Consulates of the Republic of the Philippines in Japan
Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines

Location: 5-15-5 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 106-8537

Contact:

Phone: 03-5562-1607

Website: https://tokyo.philembassy.net/

Email for general enquiries: inquiry@philembassy.net

Email for consular-related enquiries: consular@philembassy.net, ryoujibu@philembassy.net

24/7 Emergency Hotline for Filipino Nationals in Distress: (0081) 80-4928-7979

Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PHLinJapan

Instagram: @PHLinJapan

X: @PHLinJapan

Philippine Consulate General in Osaka

Location: Twin 21 MID Tower 24F, 2-1-61 Shiromi Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan 540-6124

Contact:

Phone: 06-6910-7881

Website: https://osakapcg.dfa.gov.ph

Email: osaka.pcg@dfa.gov.ph

24/7 Emergency Hotline for Filipino Nationals in Distress: (0081) 90-4036-7984

Philippine Consulate General in Nagoya

Location: Hiroya Building, 3-31-3 Sakae, Naka-ku Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken Japan 460-0008

Contact:

Phone: 052-211-8811

Website: https://nagoyapcg.dfa.gov.ph

Email: nagoya.pcg@dfa.gov.ph

24/7 Emergency Hotline for Filipino Nationals in Distress: (0081) 90-9170-7641

Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PHinNagoya

South African Embassy Japan
Contact:

Website: https://saembassyjapan.org/

U.S. Embassy Tokyo
U.S. Embassy Tokyo

Jurisdiction: Tokyo, Chiba, Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Nagano, Niigata, Saitama, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Yamagata, and Yamanashi

1-10-5 Akasaka, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 107-8420 Japan
Telephone: 81-3-3224-5000
Emergency After-Hours Telephone: 81-3-3224-5000
Our Navigator Assistant will guide you to the information you need.

U.S. Consulate General Sapporo

Jurisdiction: Hokkaido, Aomori, Akita, Iwate, and Miyagi

Kita 1-jo Nishi 28-chome, Chuo-ku,
Sapporo 064-0821, Japan
Telephone: 81-11-641-1115
Emergency After-Hours Telephone: 81-3-3224-5000
Our Navigator Assistant will guide you to the information you need.
All assistance at the Consulate General Sapporo is by appointment only.

U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe

Jurisdiction: Osaka, Aichi, Ehime, Fukui, Gifu, Hiroshima, Hyogo, Ishikawa, Kagawa, Kochi, Kyoto, Mie, Nara, Okayama, Shiga, Tokushima, Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama

2-11-5, Nishitenma, Kita-ku,
Osaka 530-8543, Japan
Telephone: 81-6-6315-5900
Emergency After-Hours Telephone: 81-3-3224-5000
Our Navigator Assistant will guide you to the information you need.
Routine services are provided by appointment only.

U.S. Consulate General Naha

Jurisdiction: Okinawa and the Amami Oshima Island group, which is the southern island group of Kagoshima Prefecture

2-1-1 Toyama, Urasoe City,
Okinawa, Japan
Telephone: 81-98-876-4211
Emergency Telephone: 81-3-3224-5000
Our Navigator Assistant will guide you to the information you need.

U.S. Consulate Fukuoka

Jurisdiction: Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Oita, Saga, and Yamaguchi

5-26 Ohori 2-chome, Chuo-ku,
Fukuoka 810-0052, Japan
Telephone: 81-92-751-9331
Emergency After-Hours Telephone: 81-3-3224-5000
FukuokaACS@state.gov
Our Navigator Assistant will guide you to the information you need.
Routine services are provided by appointment only.

U.S. Consulate Nagoya

The U.S. Consulate in Nagoya does not provide routine American Citizen Services. For American citizens in Aichi, ifu, and Mie prefectures, please consult the website of the U.S. Consulate General in Osaka. For American Citizens in Shizuoka prefecture, please consult the website of the U.S. Embassy Tokyo.

Nagoya International Center Bldg. 6th floor,
1-47-1 Nagono, Nakamura-ku,
Nagoya 450-0001, Japan
Telephone: 81-52-581-4501
Emergency After-Hours Telephone: 81-3-3224-5000
Our Navigator Assistant will guide you to the information you need.
Emergency services are provided by U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe.

Social Media

https://jp.usembassy.gov/sociallinks/

X: https://x.com/USEmbassyTokyo
X/American Citizen Services: https://x.com/ACSTokyo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usembassytokyo/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/usembassytokyo

Consular Support

Please note that consular services are conducted from our offices by appointment only. Please note that the appointment service hours and jurisdictions at our website for the most up-to-date information: https://jp.usembassy.gov/contact/

U.S. Citizen Services: https://jp.usembassy.gov/services/

Japan Country Information Page: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Japan.html

Japan Travel Advisory: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/japan-travel-advisory.html

Additional Information:

Social Security Administration:
Phone: (03) 3224-5000 (Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m. to 12 noon, select 3 from the phone tree.)

For inquiries on benefits related to Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Department of Labor (DOL) and Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), please consult the U.S. Citizen Services Navigator.

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