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{{Infobox diplomatic mission

| name = British Consulate-General, Osaka<br />{{lang|ja|在大阪英国総領事館}}
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| image = Midosuji_Grantower.jpg
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| caption= Midosuji Grand Tower, where the Consulate-General is located
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| address = 19th floor, [[:ja:御堂筋グランタワー|Midosuji Grand Tower]] 3-5-1 Bakuromachi, [[Chūō-ku, Osaka|Chūō-ku]], [[Osaka]] 〒541-0059
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| location = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Osaka]], [[Japan]]
| coordinates = {{coord|34|40|43|N|135|30|03|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| consul = [[Carolyn Davidson (diplomat)|Carolyn Davidson]]
| website = [https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-osaka gov.uk/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-osaka]
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The {{Nihongo|'''British Consulate-General in Osaka'''|在大阪英国総領事館|Zai-Ōsaka Eikoku Sōryōjikan}} is the [[List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom|diplomatic mission]] responsible for representing the [[Government of the United Kingdom]] in Western [[Japan]].<ref name="BCGO">{{cite web |title=British Consulate General Osaka - GOV.UK |url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-osaka |website=GOV.UK |publisher=[[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office]] |access-date=20 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

== 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.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web |date=January 2012 |title=About the Foreign & Commonwealth Office |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32884/about-fco.pdf |access-date=March 30, 2022 |website=www.fco.gov.uk}}</ref>

== 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 nationality law|British nationals]] in Japan.<ref>{{cite web |title=FCO Local Posts - Trade Adviser |url=https://fco.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/appcentre-ext/brand-2/candidate/so/pm/4/pl/1/opp/4531-JPN-Trade-Adviser-Financial-Services/en-GB |website=fco.tal.net |publisher=[[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office]] |access-date=20 August 2021}}</ref>

Consular services for British nationals and visa applicants are provided by the [[Embassy of the United Kingdom, Tokyo|British Embassy in Tokyo]].<ref name="BCGO"/>

== Location ==
The offices of the British Consulate-General in Osaka are on the 19th floor of the [[:ja:御堂筋グランタワー|Midosuji Grand Tower]], located in the Bakuromachi 3-Chome area of [[Osaka]]'s [[Chūō-ku, Osaka|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.<ref>{{cite web
| last = Mackie
| first = Colin
| title = A Directory of British Diplomats
| publisher = gulabin.com
| date = 2017
| url = http://www.gulabin.com/britishdiplomatsdirectory/pdf/britishdiplomatsdirectory.pdf
| access-date = 12 December 2017
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104239/http://www.gulabin.com/britishdiplomatsdirectory/pdf/britishdiplomatsdirectory.pdf
| archive-date = 4 March 2016
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!Head of mission
!&nbsp;Tenure&nbsp;<br /> begins
!&nbsp;Tenure&nbsp;<br /> ends
!&nbsp;Title&nbsp;
|-
|Alexander R. Ovens MBE||&nbsp;1938||&nbsp;1941||Consul-General, Osaka-Kobe
|-
|William J. Davies OBE||&nbsp;1941||&nbsp;1941||Consul-General, Osaka-Kobe
|-
!Diplomatic relations suspended due to [[World War II]] (1941-1945)<br /> and the [[Allied Occupation of Japan]] (1945-1952)
|-
|Alan T. Oldham CBE||&nbsp;1953||&nbsp;1956||Consul-General, Osaka-Kobe
|-
|Dudley J. Cheke||&nbsp;1956||&nbsp;1958||Consul-General, Osaka-Kobe
|-
|Ronald G. H. Watts CBE||&nbsp;1958||&nbsp;1963||Consul-General, Osaka-Kobe
|-
|John O. Lloyd CBE||&nbsp;1963||&nbsp;1967||Consul-General, Osaka-Kobe
|-
|Robert M. John||&nbsp;1967||&nbsp;1971||Consul-General, Osaka-Kobe
|-
|Alexander H.B. Hermann||&nbsp;1971||&nbsp;1973||Consul-General, Osaka-Kobe
|-
|J. Russell Greenwood||&nbsp;1973||&nbsp;1977||Consul-General, Osaka
|-
|William K. Slatcher||&nbsp;1977||&nbsp;1980||Consul-General, Osaka
|-
|Rex G. Farrar||&nbsp;1980||&nbsp;1985||Consul-General, Osaka
|-
|Nicholas O. McCarthy OBE||&nbsp;1985||&nbsp;1990||Consul-General, Osaka
|-
|Gordon J. B. Williams||&nbsp;1990||&nbsp;1994||Consul-General, Osaka
|-
|David Cockerham CBE||&nbsp;1994||&nbsp;1998||Consul-General, Osaka
|-
|Rodney R. Cummins||&nbsp;1994||&nbsp;1998||Consul-General, Osaka
|-
|Neil K. Hook||&nbsp;2001||&nbsp;2005||Consul-General, Osaka
|-
|Paul F. Lynch||&nbsp;2005||&nbsp;2007||Consul-General, Osaka
|-
|[[Christopher Stuart|Christopher C. Stuart]]||&nbsp;2007||&nbsp;2009||Consul-General, Osaka
|-
|Simon J. Fisher||&nbsp;2009||&nbsp;2013||Consul-General, Osaka
|-
|Michael Shearer||&nbsp;2013||&nbsp;2016||Consul-General, Osaka
|-
|{{illm|Sarah Wooten|ja|セーラ・ウテン}}<ref name="Fukuoka Prefecture">[https://www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp/uploaded/attachment/60759.pdf セーラ・ウテン 英国総領事 略歴 | 福岡県]</ref>||&nbsp;2016||&nbsp;2021||Consul-General, Osaka
|-
|[[Carolyn Davidson (diplomat)|Carolyn Davidson]]<ref>[https://bccjapan.com/news/bba-2021-judges-revealed/ BBA 2021 Judges Revealed! - British Chamber of Commerce in Japan]</ref>||&nbsp;2021||&nbsp;''(current)''||Consul-General, Osaka
|-
|}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:在大阪英国総領事館前の英国国旗.jpg|The Union Jack flying in front of the current British Consulate-General in Osaka
File:在大阪英国大使館は19F.jpg|Reception sign at Midosuji Grand Tower showing "BRITISH CONSULATE-GENERAL 英国総領事館　　19F"
</gallery>

== See also ==
{{Portal|United Kingdom|Japan}}
* [[Japan–United Kingdom relations]]
* [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{UK diplomatic missions}}
{{Diplomatic missions in Japan}}

[[Category:Diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom|Osaka]]
[[Category:Diplomatic missions in Japan|United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Organizations based in Osaka]]
[[Category:Japan–United Kingdom relations]]

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