[5] The Japanese government gave its approval later that year,[6] and in December 2019, the DFA started looking for locations where the Consulate could be based.

[2] The Consulate initially opened for passport and civil registry procedures, with visa application processing starting in 2021.

The current acting head of post is Jerome John O. Castro, while the last Consul General was Celeste V. Balatbat, who assumed her position with the mission's opening on December 1, 2020.

[8] Currently, the Consulate's jurisdiction extends over Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama and Yamanashi prefectures, covering the entire Chūbu region.

[2] These including paying a courtesy call to Chukeiren (the Central Japan Economic Federation),[11] and strengthening ties with the local governments under its consular area.