Manufacturers in Idaho account for 12.00% of the total output in the state, employing 9.29% of the workforce. Total output from manufacturing was $9.24 billion in 2018. In addition, there were an average of 70,000 manufacturing employees in Idaho in 2019, with an average annual compensation of $72,439.44 in 2018.
BOISE, Idaho — Tuesday, March 23rd at 6:30 p.m. Several hundred people turned out in Boise to honor the lives lost in Atlanta, GA. The vigil was held at Anne Frank Memorial in downtown Boise and also recognized victims of Asian hate crimes — crimes that have seen a 150% increase since the beginning of 2020.
Kelly Anthon is an Idaho state senator and also the majority leader of the Idaho State Senate. He is an attorney and businessman who’s had a considerable amount of interaction with Japan over the years.
Effective November 1, 2020, the Government of Japan has appointed Mr. Ed Klopfenstein as Honorary Consul of Japan in Boise, Idaho.
The State of Idaho is home to a Japanese community and Japanese companies, and many Japanese Americans (Nikkei), as well. This makes it a region with strong ties to Japan.
The Honorary Consul Mr. Klopfenstein is expected to assist the Consular Office of Japan in Portland in the protection of Japanese interests and exchange activities with Japan and thus to deepen the mutual understanding and friendship between the United States and Japan and further strengthen the region’s ties with Japan.
Contact Information of Honorary Consul Mr. Klopfenstein: hcjapanidaho@gmail.com
*The Honorary Consul of Japan cannot issue passports and visas, nor can he/she notarize certificates of nationality or residency and so on. For these issues, please contact the Consular Office of Japan in Portland directly.
For further information, please contact:
Consular Office of Japan in Portland
1300 SW 5th Ave. Suite 2700 Portland OR 97201
Tel: (503) 221 1811
Fax: (503) 224 8936
Email: cojportland@se.mofa.go.jp
Website: https://www.portland.us.emb-japan.go.jp/itprtop_en/index.html
Facebook: https://facebook.com/JapaneseConsularOfficePortland/
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