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As of November 16, 2020, consular services including window hours and visa exemptions have changed. Click here for more information. The Consulate General will be closed on October 11, November 11, 25, & 26, 2021.
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Visiting Japan
How to Apply for a Visa / Visa to enter Japan / Customs & Quarantine / Bringing Medications to Japan
For Japanese Nationals
Passport Information / Japanese Certificate / Japanese Registration
【Important Notice for Japanese Passport Applicants】 Passport window is only accepting those who already have an appointment (starting June 15, 2020). Please click here and book your appointment before coming to the Consulate.
【Important Notice for Japanese Passport Applicants】 Passport window is only accepting those who already have an appointment (starting June 15, 2020). Please click here and book your appointment before coming to the Consulate.
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- Conferment Ceremony of the 2021 Foreign Minister's Commendation Honoring Ms. Kimiko Fujita Held (September 23, 2021)
- Consul General and Mrs. Muto Tour Crenshaw District and Watts Towers (September 23, 2021)
- Border Enforcement Measures (the State of Arizona no longer designated as “countries/regions with high concern of coronavirus variants”) (September 17, 2021)
- Baron Nishi Riding Crop Gifting in Japan by Masi Oka (August 30, 2021)
- FAQ for Confirmation of Certificate of testing for COVID-19 (August 25, 2021)
- Webinar | "U.S. - Japan Partnership: Present and Future Bilateral Cooperation on Space" on Aug. 31st (August 25, 2021)
- Position Available: Temporary Assistant to the JET Program Coordinator (July 29, 2021)
- Virtual Program: Celebrating July 29, 2021 ‘Sugihara Visas Day’ Resolution designated by the California Legislature (July 26, 2021)
- Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony for Smart Sister City between Namie Town, Fukushima and Lancaster City (July 22, 2021)
- Japan & Black L.A. Initiative Virtual Program: “Stories Not (Yet) Told” (July 21, 2021)
- Webinar Recap | "The World of Kuma Kengo - New Form of Encounter Between Tradition and Modernity in Architecture (July 21, 2021)
- "The Big Games in Little Tokyo" (July 20, 2021)
- Gold Medalist Baron Nishi’s Riding Crop Returns to Japan (July 20, 2021)
- 2nd Japan Contents Pitch Event Held (July 9, 2021)
- Transportive Hollywood Power: Conversations with Film Director Michael Mann on the Appeal of Filming in Japan (July 7, 2021)
- Ambassador Tomita's visit to LA (exchange of opinions with port of LA and Japanese hydrogen-related companies) (July 6, 2021)
- New measures for border enforcement (15) (new designated countries/regions in response to coronavirus variants of special concern on border measures and others) (June 28, 2021)
- Webinar | "Japan & Black L.A. Initiative – Virtual Program Stories Not (Yet) Told: Japanese & Black American Shared Peoplehood & Kinship" on Jun. 28th (June 21, 2021)
- Los Angeles Times Brand Publishing Article: "Kengo Kuma: Renowned Japanese Architect Recovers the Natural and Local" (June 21, 2021)
- Webinar | "The World of Kengo Kuma – New Form of Encounter between Tradition and Modernity in Architecture" on Jun. 23rd (June 11, 2021)
- Regarding the Increase in Anti-Asian Incidents (June 4, 2021)
- "RECONNECTING A Vision of Unity by Kengo Kito" Exhibition at JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles Open from June 16 (June 9, 2021)
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Community Cleanup - Consul General Muto joins Councilmember Kevin De Leon in Little Tokyo (June 1, 2021)
