The is a diplomatic mission of Japan. It is located in Suite 1600 Tower 400 of the GM Renaissance Center in DowntownDetroit, Michigan. Its jurisdiction includes the states of Michigan and Ohio.
The Japanese government proposed opening the consulate in order to improve Japan's image with the United States and decrease tensions between the Japanese government and automotive companies. It was also established due to an increase in the numbers of Japanese businesses and residents in the states of Michigan and Ohio. Officials from the American and Japanese governments hoped that the consulate opening would ease trade-related tensions.Japanese consulate will open in Detroit " '' The Toledo Blade''. Sunday December 6, 1992. Section A, Page 4. Retrieved from Google News (3 of 76) on May 6, 2013.
The consulate exists to promote trade business development and trade between Japan and the United States and to serve Japanese residents in the states of Michigan and Ohio. As of 2012 there were 18,000 Japanese residents living in those two states.Japanese official in Detroit thanks Michigan for tsunami help " '' Associated Press'' at mlive.com. Sunday March 11, 2012. Retrieved on May 6, 2013.
History
It was scheduled to open on January 11, 1993 in an unspecified hotel facility,Onishi, Norimitsu. "Japan to Open Detroit Consulate." '' Detroit Free Press''. December 5, 1992. Page B9. "The Japanese government will open a temporary consulate in an undisclosed downtown Detroit hotel on Jan 11, 1993, as officials seek a permanent office .. The
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offers microfilms of this newspaper. The University of Michigan Graduate Library also has this newspaper available in microfilm format. which was in Downtown Detroit. Japanese officials were looking for a permanent office space for the consulate. (榎 泰邦 ''Enoki Yasukuni'') was the first consul general there.
In 1993 the ''Japan Digest'' reported that the Japanese government had plans to station an official who would facilitate exports of American made cars to Japan and inspect and drive the models. This would ensure that the safety and emission testing under Japanese law is done more quickly. The U.S. automotive industry had complained of delays in this procedure.Epstein, Edward. "WORLD INSIDER." '' San Francisco Chronicle''. Tuesday January 5, 1993. News p. A7 World Insider column. Available on NewsBank, Record Number: 14013. "Japan's Transport Ministry is going to station an expert at the Japanese Consulate in Detroit to help facilitate the export of U.S.-made cars to Japan, reports the Japan Digest. The official will inspect and drive models that Detroit's automakers want to sell in Japan, thus helping to speed the process under which Japan tests imports for safety and emissions. Delays in this procedure have long been one of Detroit's big complaints about trying to export cars to Japan."
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occurred, the consulate received over 200 donations with a total of over $268,000. The consul general, Kuninori Matsuda (松田 邦紀 ''Matsuda Kuninori''), offered his thanks to the people of Michigan and Ohio.
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