Coronavirus (COVID-19) advisory information

Last updated: September 17, 2020

There have been 75,958 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Japan as of September 15 announced by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

NHK WORLD-JAPAN has set up a page providing the information about COVID-19. Please also refer to the following page .

Table of Contents

Measures by the Government of Japan

Precautionary measures taken by railway and airline companies

Travel & Safety Tips

Twitter @JapanSafeTravel

Weibo/微博 @安心访日JapanSafeTravel

Japan Visitor Hotline

24/7 Multilingual Medical Info and Support

Insurance

News

World Health Organization

Travel App

Temporary Closure of Attractions in Japan

Measures by the Government of Japan

1. Areas subjected to entry ban

Foreign nationals categorized below are denied permission to enter Japan for the time being, unless there are exceptional circumstances.

(1) Foreign nationals who have stayed in any of the areas listed in the following table within 14 days prior to the application for landing.

Asia Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kingdom of Bhutan, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam Oceania Australia, New Zealand North America Canada, United States Latin America and the Caribbean Antigua and Barbuda, Argentine, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Republic of Paraguay, Republic of Suriname, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Uruguay Europe Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Uzbekistan, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican Middle East Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates Africa Algeria, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Federal Republic of Somalia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kingdom of Lesotho, Libya, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Republic of Botswana, Republic of Congo, Republic of Kenya, Republic of Liberia, Republic of Madagascar, Republic of Malawi, Republic of Namibia, Republic of Rwanda, Republic of Sierra Leone, Republic of The Gambia, Republic of Tunisia, Republic of Zambia, Republic of Zimbabwe, Republic of South Africa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, The Republic of South Sudan, The Republic of the Sudan, Union of Comoros



(2) Foreign nationals who have Chinese passports issued in Hubei Province or Zhejiang Province of China

For details, please check the following page .

2. Strengthened quarantine

(1) All nationals arriving from the areas listed in paragraph 1 above within 14 days prior to their application for landing into Japan are subjected to undergo PCR tests for the time being.

(2) All nationals arriving from all regions are requested to wait 14 days at a location designated by the quarantine station chief and to refrain from using public transportation.

The measure described in paragraph 2 (2) will be implemented for the time being.



For details, please check the following page .

3. Restrictions on airport/ports for arrival

(1) The Government of Japan restricts arrival airports for passenger flights from China or Republic of Korea to Narita International Airport (NRT) and Kansai International Airport (KIX) only.

(2) The Government of Japan suspends passenger transportation departing from China or Republic of Korea.

The measures in paragraph 3 (1)(2) will be implemented for the time being.



For details, please check the following page .

4. Suspension of visa validity

Validity of visas listed below is suspended.

(1) Single and multiple-entry visas issued by March 8th, 2020 by Japanese Embassies or Consulates General in China (including Hong Kong and Macau) and Republic of Korea

(2) Single and multiple-entry visas issued by March 20th, 2020 by Japanese Embassies and Consulates General in the following countries

Europe Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Vatican Middle East Iran Africa Egypt

(3) Single and multiple-entry visas issued by March 27th, 2020 by Japanese Embassies and Consulates General in the following countries

Asia Brunei, Indonesia (note), Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

Note: including seal of “visa wavier registration certificate” Middle East Bahrain, Israel, Qatar Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo

(4) Single and multiple-entry visas issued by April 2nd, 2020, by Japanese Embassies and Consulates General located in or accredited to the following countries and regions

Asia Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste Oceania Cook, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu Latin America and the Caribbean Antigua and Barbuda, Argentine, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guyana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint. Vincent, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela Europe Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan Middle East Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates (note), Yemen

Note: including seal of “visa wavier registration certificate” Africa Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles , Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

The measure described in paragraph 4 (1) - (4) will be implemented for the time being.

For details, please check the following page .

5. Suspension of visa exemption measures

As visa exemption measures with the countries listed below are now suspended.

(1) Visa exemption measures agreed with Japan and the following countries and regions

Asia Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Laos. Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam Oceania Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Latin America and the Caribbean Argentine, Bahamas, Barbados, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay Europe Andorra, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Vatican Middle East Israel, Iran, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates Africa Lesotho, Tunisia

(2) The effect of Pre-Clearances (i.e. visa exemptions) granted by the Japanese Government to APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) issued by the following countries and regions is also suspended.

Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico,

Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

The measure described in paragraph 5 (1)(2) will be implemented for the time being.

For details, please check the following page .

6. State of emergency

The state of emergency was lifted for all of Japan on May 25th, 2020.

Precautionary measures taken by railway and airline companies

Railway and airline companies listed below implement various measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

For more details, please refer to the following links.

Travel & Safety Tips

Temporary closure of attractions in Japan can be found in the table below.

Please do take precautionary measures, such as wearing a mask if you have a cough and washing your hands.

Medical expenses may be high in the event that you become sick or get injured and need to go to the hospital whilst in Japan so please do not forget to take out the necessary travel insurance. For further information about hospitals and insurance, please visit the links below.

Twitter @JapanSafeTravel

JNTO official Twitter account @JapanSafeTravel provides useful information on weather warnings/advisories and latest news of transportation services during your stay in Japan.

Weibo/微博 @安心访日JapanSafeTravel

Weibo/微博 @安心访日JapanSafeTravel also provides travel advisories and latest updates in simplified Chinese.

Japan Visitor Hotline

Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) operates a visitor hotline 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call for tourist information or assistance in the case of accidents and emergencies including COVID-19. Support is available in English, Chinese, Korean and Japanese.

From Japan 050-3816-2787

From Overseas +81-50-3816-2787

Chatbot (in case of emergencies only) .

24/7 Multilingual Medical Info and Support

Japan Tourism Agency's "Guide for when you are feeling ill " provides medical institutions information, search function, and guideline. The website is available in English, Chinese, and Korean.

Insurance

The following two companies offer insurance that foreign visitors can apply after arriving in Japan. Both insurances introduce medical facilities, interpret between you and the doctor, and have cashless medical services. You can apply for insurance on their websites. For details, please check the following pages.

Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.

Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

News

NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) is the only public broadcaster in Japan.

NHK WORLD-JAPAN is NHK's international service, which delivers the latest information about Japan through TV, radio and the Internet.

NHK World News

World Health Organization

You can find information and guidance from WHO regarding the current outbreak of COVID-19.

World Health Organization

Travel App

Download "Japan Official Travel App" for travel use.

Japan Official Travel App

Temporary Closure of Attractions in Japan

In order to contain the spread of infections, some festivals and events have been canceled or postponed.

And theme parks such as Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, museums, and galleries have been temporarily closed. As this list only includes major ones, we also recommend you to visit relevant official websites.

1. Facilities

2. Events