Currently all travelers, including Japanese nationals, who are entering Japan will be required to have obtained a Certificate of Testing for COVID-19 from a medical facility or other facilities in the country/region of stay proving a negative test result having undergone a test for COVID-19 within 72 hours prior to departing from the country/region of stay from the standpoint of preventing and controlling epidemics.

Foreign nationals having Japan residence status, who have stayed in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Maldives, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka or Afghanistan countries/regions within 14 days of the date of an application for landing will be …

Japan announced that foreign nationals entering Japan with re-entry permit (including a special re-entry permit) will be subject to denial of landing if the foreign nationals hold the records for staying in Afghanistan within 14 days before the day of application for landing. See more:

From May 21, 2021, for time being, 7 new countries/regions (Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Saint Lucia, Thailand, East Timor and Mongolia) will be added to the countries/regions subject to denial of permission to enter Japan and unless there are special exceptional circumstances, the foreign nationals will be subject to denial of landing.

For the time being, the Minister of Justice will be denying permission for landing to foreign nationals, who have a record of staying in certain countries or regions, etc. due to coming under Article 5, paragraph (1), item (xiv) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, unless special exceptional circumstances exist. With regard to foreign nationals who departed from Japan with a re-entry permit, foreign nationals who possess the status of residence of “Permanent Resident”, “Spouse or Child of Japanese National”, “Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident” or “Long-Term Resident” (including the spouse of a Japanese national or a child of a Japanese national who does not possess these […]

Even in cases where a foreign national with the status of residence of “Permanent Resident”, “Spouse or Child of Japanese National”, “Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident” or “Long-Term Resident” (including the spouse of a Japanese national or Japanese child who does not have these statuses of residence; the same applies hereinafter) departed from Japan with re-entry permission (including special re-entry permission; the same applies hereinafter), such person will, in principle, come under denial of landing as not having special circumstances. Please refrain from traveling to the following countries / regions which are subject to denial of landing. For more: http://www.moj.go.jp/content/001316999.pdf

State of emergency has been declared. But we decided to continue to provide consulting services and visa work as usual to respond to foreigners who are staying in Japan and not being able to return home. We will provide as much support as possible. We all hope you can get the best care and good health.