Embassy of Japan, London

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Embassy of Japan in London
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Embassy of Japan, London
Location Mayfair, London
Address101–104 Piccadilly, London, W1J 7JT
Coordinates 51°30′19″N0°08′46″W / 51.50530°N 0.14606°W / 51.50530; -0.14606
Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki (ambassador)
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name101-104, Piccadilly W1
Designated5 February 1972
Reference no. 1265714

The Embassy of Japan in London is the diplomatic mission of Japan in the United Kingdom. [1] The embassy occupies a large Victorian building on Piccadilly opposite Green Park, which is Grade II listed. It was formerly the Junior Constitutional Club, which was the first building in London to have its exterior entirely clad in marble. [2]

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From 1913 to 1937 the Japanese Embassy was located at 10 Grosvenor Square. [3]

Role

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Plaque outside the Embassy in English and Japanese

The Embassy performs a vital role in relations between the UK and Japan and deals with political, economic, and cultural interaction between the two. It offers visa services to British and other nationals in the UK and provides consular services for the 66,000+ Japanese citizens currently living in the UK. [4] Those who reside in Scotland and some areas of northern and northeast England [a] fall under the jurisdiction of the Consulate-General of Japan in Edinburgh rather than the Embassy, and visa applications cannot be made at the Consulate-General by those living within the jurisdiction of the Embassy.

The Embassy 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.

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References

  1. ↑ "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 13 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Historic England. "101–104 Piccadilly, W1 (1265714)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Total number of residents from Japan living in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2019". www.statista.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  5. ↑ https://www.edinburgh.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_ja/00_000205.html


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