Consul General’s Commendation Conferred on Mr. Frank Buckley
2024/9/16
On Friday, Sept. 6, the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles presented the Commendation of the Consul General to Mr. Frank Buckley.
The Commendation of the Consul General was established to recognize an individual or group who has helped advance the mission of the Consulate General and has provided significant contributions to mutual understanding and promoting friendship between Japan and the United States.
<Biography and Achievements>
Frank Buckley is a TV anchor on the KTLA-TV Morning News every Monday-Friday from 7-11 a.m., as well as a host and executive producer of the weekly TV show and podcast “Frank Buckley Interviews,” airing on weekends on KTLA and available on YouTube and all podcast platforms. He also co-anchors “Inside California Politics,” airing weekends on KTLA and on other Nexstar TV stations.
He joined KTLA in June 2005. His past news reporting for KCAL-TV, CNN, and KTLA included hurricanes in the Caribbean and the Carolinas; the Northridge earthquakes in California and the devastating earthquake in Kobe, Japan; wildfires in Southern California; the Los Angeles riots, the OJ Simpson case and trial.
Frank frequently donates his time to community organizations including the Los Angeles chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association.
His contribution to the Japan-U.S. relationship includes his visit to Japan in March 2011 in the immediate aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. From Sendai, he reported about the disaster to the KTLA audience in Los Angeles and beyond. Frank also invited Irene Hirano Inouye, a founder of U.S.-Japan Council, to his KTLA morning news program and encouraged contributions to Japan through the U.S. Japan Council’s Earthquake Relief Fund.
In August 2018, Frank interviewed Foreign Minister of Japan Taro Kono, who was visiting Los Angeles, for the TV program “Frank Buckley Interviews,” contributing to increased visibility of JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles. Frank was one of the original members of U.S.-Japan Council, an organization dedicated to promoting relations between Japan and the US through people-to-people diplomacy, and he served on the Japanese American Leadership Delegation to Japan in 2006. He frequently hosts and MCs events organized by such Japanese community-related organizations such as JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, Japanese American National Museum, and Japan America Society of Southern California, utilizing his highly-regarded reputation as a media figure to raise awareness about the community and its activities.
The Commendation of the Consul General has been presented to Mr. Buckley in recognition of his significant contribution to deepening mutual understanding as well as friendship and goodwill between Japan and the United States.
The Commendation of the Consul General was established to recognize an individual or group who has helped advance the mission of the Consulate General and has provided significant contributions to mutual understanding and promoting friendship between Japan and the United States.
<Biography and Achievements>
Frank Buckley is a TV anchor on the KTLA-TV Morning News every Monday-Friday from 7-11 a.m., as well as a host and executive producer of the weekly TV show and podcast “Frank Buckley Interviews,” airing on weekends on KTLA and available on YouTube and all podcast platforms. He also co-anchors “Inside California Politics,” airing weekends on KTLA and on other Nexstar TV stations.
He joined KTLA in June 2005. His past news reporting for KCAL-TV, CNN, and KTLA included hurricanes in the Caribbean and the Carolinas; the Northridge earthquakes in California and the devastating earthquake in Kobe, Japan; wildfires in Southern California; the Los Angeles riots, the OJ Simpson case and trial.
Frank frequently donates his time to community organizations including the Los Angeles chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association.
His contribution to the Japan-U.S. relationship includes his visit to Japan in March 2011 in the immediate aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. From Sendai, he reported about the disaster to the KTLA audience in Los Angeles and beyond. Frank also invited Irene Hirano Inouye, a founder of U.S.-Japan Council, to his KTLA morning news program and encouraged contributions to Japan through the U.S. Japan Council’s Earthquake Relief Fund.
In August 2018, Frank interviewed Foreign Minister of Japan Taro Kono, who was visiting Los Angeles, for the TV program “Frank Buckley Interviews,” contributing to increased visibility of JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles. Frank was one of the original members of U.S.-Japan Council, an organization dedicated to promoting relations between Japan and the US through people-to-people diplomacy, and he served on the Japanese American Leadership Delegation to Japan in 2006. He frequently hosts and MCs events organized by such Japanese community-related organizations such as JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, Japanese American National Museum, and Japan America Society of Southern California, utilizing his highly-regarded reputation as a media figure to raise awareness about the community and its activities.
The Commendation of the Consul General has been presented to Mr. Buckley in recognition of his significant contribution to deepening mutual understanding as well as friendship and goodwill between Japan and the United States.