In addition, from 0:00 am (JST) on January 8, 2023, all travelers and returnees coming from China (except Hong Kong and Macau) by direct flight will be required to submit a certificate of negative result of pre-departure COVID-19 test conducted within 72 hours prior to departure with or without a vaccination certificate.įrom 0:00 am (JST) on January 12, 2023, all travelers and returnees coming from Macau by direct flight will be required to take on-arrival test at the quarantine station and to submit a certificate of negative result of pre-departure COVID-19 test conducted within 72 hours prior to departure with or without a vaccination certificate. Lift of the suspension of visa validity below for further information.įrom 0:00 am (JST) on December 30, 2022, all travelers and returnees who have stayed in China (except Hong Kong and Macau) within 7 days prior to the entry and all travelers and returnees coming from China (except Hong Kong and Macau) by direct flight will be required to take on-arrival test at the quarantine station. Suspension of visa validity under the border measures has been also lifted from 0:00 am (JST) on October 11, 2022. Lift of the suspension of visa exemption measures for more details. In addition, the measure to limit the entry of foreign tourists to those on package tours was lifted.įurthermore, visa exemption arrangements have been resumed from 0:00 am (JST) on October 11, 2022. Regarding new entry of foreign nationals into Japan, based on the New Border Measures (34) dated on September 26, 2022, prescribed applications in the Entrants, Returnees Follow-up Systems (ERFS) is no longer required.

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