Consular services for resident and visiting Americans

Emergency Contacts

In the event of an accident, fire, or medical emergency, call 119. To contact the police, call 110. Regarding an arrest, death, or other emergency involving an American citizen in Nagoya, Aichi, Gifu, or Mie, please call Consulate Nagoya at (052) 581-4501. Please be sure to use the phone - not e-mail - to inform us of emergencies. This is vital to ensure that we can respond in a timely manner. If Consulate Nagoya is closed, call Embassy Tokyo at (03) 3224-5000. The Embassy switchboard operates around the clock, and the Embassy will contact the Nagoya Duty Officer.

Consular Services Available in Nagoya

Limited consular services for American citizens are available at Consulate Nagoya on an appointment basis. Appointments are usually scheduled on the second Wednesday of every month, when a consular officer from the American Consulate General Osaka-Kobe visits Nagoya. If the second Wednesday of the month is a holiday, appointments are scheduled the next working day. Call (06) 6315-5912, (052)581-4501 or fax (052)581-3190 to make appointments for notary services, passport renewals, registrations and report of birth abroad. 

General information on American Citizens Services and downloadable forms.

Please click on the links below for information on particular subjects:

• Consular Reports of Birth Abroad
• Federal Benefits
  
• Disaster and Emergency Preparedness (including Earthquakes)
• Marriage in Japan
• Notarials
• Renewing Your U.S. Passport
• Registration of American Citizens

See general information on visas.

Emergency consular assistance is generally available in Nagoya. A consular officer visits detained, arrested, and imprisoned Americans and reports on their cases. In the event of the death of an American citizen, the Consulate can assist with Japanese procedures and the return of remains to the United States. Please be sure to use the phone, not e-mail, to report emergencies