Information in connection with the coronavirus (COVID-19)

The information under the following links may be rapidly updated to reflect the latest development. If you have plans to go to Japan, please check the information regularly to keep up to date with the current situation.

From 11 October, 2022, the visa exemption arrangements resumed. Vaccination certificate

or negative test certificate

of the test conducted within 72 hours prior to departure are still necessary. Check the Fast Track procedures via Visit Japan Web

Application for Visa for foreign nationals eligible for Phased Measures toward Resuming Cross-Border Travel
Border enforcement measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

General information on COVID-19 from Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19: Current Japanese Border Measures

General information on COVID-19 from Japan National Tourism Organization

Coronavirus (COVID-19) advisory information