We are pleased to share that our new Consul General Kotaro Otsuki has arrived in San Francisco! He looks forward to meeting many of you and working together to strengthen the friendship between Japan and Northern California/Nevada. Read his message below https://t.co/K9CMwx7dkv

That’s a wrap on our 2026 @JETProgram recruitment season! A huge THANK YOU to all who joined us at info sessions and college fairs—you made this fall amazing! 📢 Final Reminder: If you’re still working on your application, submit by the deadline TODAY, November 14, 11:59 PM HST!

Thank you @sacstate Japanese Program for welcoming reps from KIKKOMAN FOODS, INC., JCCNC, & our Consulate to talk about Japanese Businesses in Northern CA. We hope students learned more about Japanese business values and the different industries based here in Northern CA!

🗺️ Study in Japan through the MEXT Scholarship! Come join this Informational Webinar to learn more about the MEXT Japanese Government Scholarships. Presented by @JapanEmbDC featuring 3 MEXT Scholarship alumni panelists! Register here: https://t.co/oFezVxUnCF

🖌️We had a great time practicing shodo, or Japanese calligraphy, with the Japanese language students at Mills High School as part of our Japan in the Classroom School Visit Program! Interested in Japan in the Classroom? 👀 Check out our website: https://t.co/y1ZpzwGcGJ

Congrats to the participants of the 3rd Sonoma State University Japanese Language Speech Contest! We hope you continue to be a bridge between Japan & the US. Thank you to @SSU_1961 & the Komaru-Koutsu Foundation and we hope that more students visit Fukuyama City in Hiroshima!

We toured with: #OkayaUSA, #DMGMori, @KawasakiRobot, @MitsubishiElect @Marubeni_Corp, @valuenex_inc, #kaliasrobotics, @RoboticsRenatus, @adansons_inc, #Cuorips, @revcomm_inc, and @JETROUSA

This week, Consul General Otsuki visited @Stanford Robotics Center with representatives from ~10 leading Japanese robotics companies and startups. Thanks to Prof. Mark Cutkosky for showing us around! Looking forward to new partnerships between Stanford and Japanese innovators!

Congratulations to all the contestants of the 48th Japanese Speech Contest for Middle and High School Students! We commend everyone on preparing such introspective speeches. Keep up the good work with your #JapaneseLanguage studies! 💮 Results: https://t.co/262z34YWKe

Thank you @margaretabekoga, @JAMsjOfficial, Wesley Methodist, and the South Bay & #SanJoseJapantown community for welcoming CG Otsuki on 10/30! Great to so many officials, Japantown leaders, sister cities, JET alumni, and those involved in our Japan-California relationship.

✨The results are in for our 2025 #OnceinJapan 📷#PhotoContest! Thank you to all of our entrants who entered recent shots of their trips to Japan under our theme of “Make it Pop!” - See our website for full list & stay tuned for individual features! https://t.co/dTBbsp5uWX

Congrats Coach Natalie!🏀 CG Otsuki met @valkyries Head Coach & #WNBA #CoachoftheYear @NatalieNakase and Valkyries & @Warriors leadership to congratulate Coach Nakase on a tremendous season! She’s inspiring the #BayArea and especially the Japanese American community. Go Valks!💜

Our office will be closed on Monday, November 11 in observance of Veterans Day, and will reopen on Tuesday, November 12. For a full list of our holiday closures, please visit: https://t.co/PpBpd6lYen

Thank you to @HakoneGardens🌱 for welcoming Consul General Otsuki for his first visit to your beautiful Japanese gardens. He was delighted to join @CityofSaratoga mayor Belal Aftab and Hakone Foundation board & staff to tour the grounds and learn about Hakone’s history.🌸🍁

Thank you Rinban Gerald Sakamoto for your 39 years dedicated to @SJBetsuin and the #SanJoseJapantown Community! おつかれさまでした！

Congrats @JapanSociety_SF on 120 years of Japan-California friendship & goodwill! CG Otsuki was honored to celebrate its many achievements & diverse programming at the 39th Award of Honor Gala on Oct. 24. Here’s to many more years connecting Japan & California!

The Government of Japan announced the recipients of the 2025 Autumn Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals. Within our area, Ms. Joan Tomoko Suzuki will receive the Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays for her contribution to promoting Ikebana Art in the United States.

We held our 2nd #Japan-US #dualusetech seminar with @jccnc16 and @METI_JPN’s Japan Innovation Campus! Thanks to our presenters from @CAGoBiz, @shieldcapvc, @planet, #JSAT, @GITAI_HQ, @astroscale_HQ, and @geodesiccap. Looking forward to the next chapter in Japan-US innovation!

Ever dreamt of living in a traditional Japanese "Kominka"? Now you can even in America! On Oct 29 at Airbnb SF, the Kominka Preservation Alliance showcased how these stunning historic homes can be exported and rebuilt by Japanese and local carpenters. 🔗 https://t.co/nuU6q07xbM

Love Japanese culture? Want an adventure of a lifetime? Come chat with a @JETProgram alum at @UNLV, or @UNevadaReno during our Nov 3-5 outreach. We’ll also be promoting Japanese government #MEXTScholarship so you can study in Japan! See you soon! #JETProgram

🚗✨ Buckle up for the future! Consul General Otsuki rode in a Zoox autonomous vehicle in San Francisco—no driver’s seat, just sleek design and smooth comfort. We hope to see Zoox on Japan’s roads someday! 🇯🇵🌐