The Embassy of the United States in Tokyo is a United States embassy that represents the United States in Tokyo, Japan. Along with consulates in Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, and Naha, the embassy provides assistance to American citizens and residents who live in Japan and issues visas to foreign nationals, who are Japanese and legal residents in Japan, who wish to visit or immigrate to the United States.
Caroline Kennedy was confirmed by the US Senate on October 16, 2013 and sworn in as the next Ambassador to Japan on November 12, 2013.
Kurt Tong serves as the Deputy Chief of Mission of US Embassy in Japan. He had been the Chargés d’affaires ad interim during the absence of the Ambassador from August 12, 2013 till November 12, 2013.
The current embassy building was designed by César Pelli and Norma Merrick Sklarek and completed in 1976.
