Embassy Of Japan, London
Previously, from 1913 to 1937, the Japanese Embassy was at 10 Grosvenor Square.
Role
The Japanese embassy performs a sustaining role in Japan–United Kingdom relations, dealing with political, economic and cultural interaction between the two nations, and also offers visa services to British and other nationals in UK. It also provides consular services for the more than 66,000 Japanese citizens currently living in UK. Scotland and northwest England are under the jurisdiction of the Consulate-General of Japan in Edinburgh.
The embassy also houses the Public Relations and Cultural Centre Library which was established for the purpose of promoting Japan in the UK. The library houses approximately 3,800 books on Japanese-British history and Japanese culture; it also stocks Japanese newspapers, DVDs and music. Books can be borrowed from the library.
See also
- British Embassy, Tokyo
- Foreign relations of Japan
- Japanese community of London
- Japanese School in London
- Japan–United Kingdom relations
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
References
- ^ "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 13 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "101–104 Piccadilly, W1 (1265714)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Grosvenor Square: Individual Houses built before 1926 Survey of London: Volume 40, the Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair, Part 2 (The Buildings)". British History Online. LCC 1980. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "Total number of residents from Japan living in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2019". www.statista.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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