It's my understanding that the consulate was closed in Osaka, but one was opened in Nagoya. The reason for that I was told is that the commercial activity in Nagoya and area is much more vibrant than in the Kansai area, which in the food business, according to the people I work with, is a depressed area. As our witness says, there are two main economic regions of the country, both with about 33 million consumers and one is working really well and the other is not working very well. This is one reason they went over to Nagoya.
On June 5th, 2012. See this statement in context.