Regarding the Denial of Landing Permission to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

At midnight (JST) on September 4, 2022, all designations of areas as subject to denial of landing permission were lifted.

Visa exemption measures had been temporarily suspended due to border measures put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Visa exemptions have been resumed as of midnight on October 11, 2022 (JST) for countries/regions with visa exemptions.
For more information, please refer to the "Exemption of Visa (Short-Term Stay)" page on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.

• [Reference - Past Initiatives] Measures to Deny Landing in Relation to the Spread of COVID-19 Infections and "Review of Restrictions on New Entry of Foreign Nationals" (Outline) (PDF, in Japanese)
• [Reference - Past Initiatives] Regarding Denial of Landing to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (PDF, in Japanese)
• [Reference - Past Initiatives] (Please note that there are no areas/countries subject to landing denial after September 4, 2022.) Regarding Denial of Landing to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (PDF, in English)

On September 26, 2022, the government announced new measures for border enforcement (34).

Based on those same measures, from midnight (JST) on October 11, 2022, foreign nationals applying for new entry into Japan that falls under items 1 through 3 (as listed below) will not need the accepting person/entity in Japan (see Note 1) to submit an application via the "Entrants, Returnees Follow-up System (ERFS)."

1. Entries relating to short-term business trips (less than three months)

2. Entries relating to tourism

3. Entries relating to long-term stays

(Note 1) The person receiving the entrant should belong to the company/organization that extended the business/entertainment invitation.

For more information, please refer to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare homepage.

• Regarding denial of landing
  Immigration Services Agency, Immigration Control Department, Adjudication Division
  Tel: 03-3580-4111 (Ext. 4446, 4447)
• For guidance related to the inspections required to enter Japan
  Contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Visa Information section of the Foreign Residents Support Center.
  Tel: 0570-011000 (Navi-Dial: Follow the directions to select 1 for Japanese, then 5.)
  (Note) For certain IP phones, the number is 03-5363-3013.　
• Regarding quarantine measures (quarantine, the ban on use of public transportation, the contract tracing app, the use of map applications to store location information), and the purchase of private medical insurance
  Consultation counter for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
  Tel: 0120-565653
  
  Continued quarantine measures (follow up health checks, quarantine inspections at airports, etc.)
  Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Pharmaceutical Safety and Environmental Health Bureau, Policy Planning Division for Environmental Health and Food Safety, Quarantine Office
  Tel: 03-5253-1111 (Ext. 2468)