The Consulate-General of Panama in Kobe and the Maritime Agency’s Segmar lmabari Office invited 26 women working at shipping companies in western Japan to a luncheon on March 10 at lmabari Kokusai Hotel in commemoration of International Women’s Day (March 8 ). At the beginning, Ayumi Kakiuchi of lmabari City Hall gave a greeting, praising […]
Today our Consul General, Mr. Victor J. Almengor C., participated as a witness of the signing ceremony of the Renewal of the MOU Agreement between “UniversidadTecnologica de Panama” (UTP) and Osaka University. After a few words from each party, Professor Susumu Kuwabata, Dr. Eng., signed the Agreement on behalf of Osaka University. The MOU document
Renewal of educative and cooperative ties between “UTP” and Osaka University. Read More »
The Ambassador of the Republic of Panama to Japan, H.E., Carlos Peré and the Consul General of the Republic of Panama in Kobe, Japan, Mr. Victor Almengor, participated at the first International Planning Meeting held in the city of Osaka on October 25th and 26th, 2022. Following the confirmation of the participation of the Republic
The Panama Maritime Authority and the Ports Bureau of the Kobe City Government, Japan signed a memorandum of understanding on port issues, such as the development of shipping routes, port planning, port operations, data management and hydrography, construction and maintenance of port facilities, and port security. On behalf of the Office of Ports of the
Recently the Kobe Institute of Computing (KIC) signed a Cooperation Agreement with the Universidad Santa Maria La Antigua de Panama (USMA), with the aim of creating international cooperation related to digital transformation, postgraduate studies, in addition to exchange between professors and students of both Universities who want to work together in courses and research projects.
The Consul General of the Republic of Panama in Kobe, Mr. Victor J. Almengor C., paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Osaka Prefecture, Mr. Hirofumi Yoshimura where different issues related to cooperation between the Republic of Panama and Osaka were discussed. At the meeting, Governor Yoshimura expressed his appreciation to the Government of
The Consul General of the Republic of Panama in Kobe, Mr. Victor J. Almengor C., paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Nara Prefecture, Mr. Arai Shogo in which both parties discussed the possibility of cultural activities in Nara prefecture within the near future. Mr. Shogo recalled his work experience at the Japanese Maritime
The Consul General of the Republic of Panama, Mr. Víctor J. Almengor C., held a meeting with the new Ambassador of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan for the Kansai Area, His Excellency Tsutomu Himeno. At the meeting, various aspects of Panama’s academic and cultural activities in the Kansai area were discussed, including the
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The Consul General of the Republic of Panama, Mr. Victor Almengor, paid a courtesy call to the Honorable Mrs. Nakajo Eri, Vice Governor of Shiga Prefecture. During the meeting, Consul General Almengor expressed the interest of Panama on establishing bonds with Shiga Prefecture by virtue of connecting the Shiga University of Medical Science with either
The Consul General of the Republic of Panama, Mr. Victor Almengor, paid a courtesy call on the Honorable Daisaku Kadokawa, Mayor of Kyoto. At the meeting the Mayor of Kyoto praised the importance of Panama to Japan and also introduced to the Consul General the concept of the League of historical cities for which the
Consul General of Panama made a courtesy call to the Mayor of the City of Kyoto. Read More »
On behalf of our country, we are pleased to Welcome you to the Website of The General Consulate of Panama, in Kobe Japan.
It is an honor to serve as Consul General of this office which has its consular jurisdiction over the Fukui, Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku and Kyushu regions.
We are located in the second metropolitan region of Japan and in one of the largest shipping centers of the world. Furthermore, we supervise and work together as a team with the office of the Panama Maritime Authority located in the city of Imabari, which is a sister city of Panama city.
Our office essentially provides Maritime and Consular Services along with the promotion of the Panamanian culture and the enhancement of the trade and academic relationships between Panama and the people, companies and institutions of western Japan.
This site aims to provide general information about our country, the Panama Merchant Marine along with other consular and cultural services that our office provides within western Japan, giving you a better understanding of the role and functions of our Office.