Welcome to the Honorary Consulate of Japan at Albuquerque, established in April 2009 to support Japanese Nationals and the the Japanese community in New Mexico and to provide abridge between the State of New Mexico and Japan.
From time to time the web site will be updated in an effort to provide the best information available. We hope you find the various web links useful.
Davis Begay
Honorary Consul General of Japan
Mr. Davis Begay , Honorary Consul General of Japan at Albuquerque, was officially appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and confirmed by the United States Government of State April 2009.
He is the first appointed Japan's Honorary Consul General for the State of New Mexico. Before his appointment, he was appointed New Mexico Liaison to the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles on June 6, 1995 by Consul General Seiichiro Noboru which he held until his recent appointment.
The main function of an Honorary Consul General of Japan is to serve as a representative of the Japanese Government, in close coordination with the Consulate-General of Japan at Denver. In addition, to make various services available to Japanese Nationals.
Greeting from New Consul-General
I am Hiroto Hirakoba, the new Consul-General of Japan in Denver. I arrived on March 21st and am very pleased to have the opportunity to work in such a beautiful and lively area like the Rocky Mountain region.
Previously, I have worked in Asia, Africa, and Oceania. My recent stations were at the Consulate-General of Japan in Shanghai and the Consulate-General of Japan in Qingdao. After that I have also worked at Tohoku University and the Foreign Service Training Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The jurisdiction of the Consulate-General of Japan in Denver consists of four states - Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming. We will continue to do our very best to further strengthen relations between Japan and the four states.
Thank you for your continued cooperation and support toward the Consulate.
Hiroto Hirakoba
Consul-General of Japan in Denver
March 2017
このたび、在デンバー日本国総領事を拝命し、3月21日に着任致しました平木塲弘人と申します。どうぞ宜しくお願い申し上げます。大変風光明媚で活気のある当地で勤務できることを嬉しく思っております。
私はこれまでアジア、アフリカ、オセアニアの公館に在勤し、最近では在上海日本国総領事館、在青島日本国総領事館、東北大学、外務省研修所で勤務致しました。
当館は、コロラド、ユタ、ニューメキシコ、ワイオミングの4州を管轄しておりますが、約7，600人の在留邦人の皆様が生活しておられ、約96社の日系企業が進出しています。在留邦人の皆様への支援、日系企業への支援を最大限行い、また、日本と4州との関係の一層の強化のために、精一杯努力していきたいと考えております。
どうぞ宜しくお願い申し上げます。
2017年3月
在デンバー日本国総領事
平木塲 弘人
Ambassador from Japan to the United States
Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae
Santa Fe Indian School
Japan Cultural Exchange
July 2018
for more information.
contact Mr. William Pacheco
(505) 989-6308
wpacheco@sfis.k12.nm.us
Japan Gives Back Through International
Development
Aid
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On May 23, Ambassador Kenichiro
Sasae and his wife Mrs. Nobuko Sasae welcomed leaders and supporters of CARE USA
to celebrate their efforts around the world!
CARE is a world-leading
humanitarian organization that fights poverty and provides refugee relief and
natural disaster support in over 100 countries. CARE shares a relationship with Japan
that goes as far back as the 1940s. In the wake of World War II, more than
ten-million Japanese citizens were saved through CARE’s activities. More
recently, they helped 20,000 survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
by collaborating with CARE JAPAN.Now, Japan is giving back through
various development initiatives all over the world, with a particular focus on
women’s empowerment and global health. Between 2016 and 2019, for example, Japan
will assist in the education of 50,000 women and girls and has committed to
invest $1.1 billion towards improving public health in Africa and Asia. Ambassador Sasae's engagement with CARE
comes from his background in refugee relief as a special advisor to Sadako
Ogata, the former UN High Commissioner for Refugees, while Mrs.
Sasae's lies in her intensive work in women's empowerment. As a part of our ongoing efforts to aid
developing countries, we hope to strengthen Japan’s partnerships in development
assistance, and look forward to working with CARE in the
future.
Japanese
Government Donates Cherry Tree to NM Veteran’s Memorial
September 19, 2015Consul General M. Ito & Honorary Consul General Davis Begay
2018
New Mexico Judo Institute
New Year "Kagami Biraki"
Y. Matsuo sensei
&
Members
Information on Senkaku Island & Takeshima
under "Government of Japan"
New Mexico Okinawa Goodwill Ambassador Appointed
Albuquerque, March 31, 2016:
Mrs. Sanae Wright, past-secretary of
Okinawa Kenjinkai, was recently appointed as the Shin Uchina-Minkan Taishi or
New Okinawa Goodwill Ambassador by the Okinawa Prefecture government.
Appointment is in recognition of her dedication to activities at both home and
aboard with the cultivation of international bridge between Okinawa and New
Mexico communities.
Japanese Nationals Travel Information Aboard
