The consulate in Kobe was closed in 1941 due to the outbreak of the Pacific War between Japan and the U.S.

[3] In 1987, the consulate in Kobe was relocated to Osaka, initiating its operations as the Consulate-General of the United States in Osaka-Kobe.

[4] On January 1, 1985, a bomb-related terrorist incident occurred in Chuo Ward, Kobe.

This act was believed to have been carried out in protest against the strengthening of the Japan-U.S. alliance, as the Prime Minister at the time, Yasuhiro Nakasone, was scheduled to visit the U.S. on the same day.

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