The latest regulations for entry into Japan in 2022

There has been a lot of news about Japan's entry recently. After all, they are opening up the entry of all kinds of tourists, and they plan to resume the number of international tourists on July 1 to 30,000. So what are the latest entry regulations in Japan? Let’s take a look with the editor below!

First of all, from midnight on June 10, entry under the new regulations will be allowed again under the following circumstances:

① Short-term (less than 3 months) for business and employment purposes ) New Regulations Entrants

② New Regulations Entrants from low-risk countries who stay in Japan for a short period of time for sightseeing purposes (limited to the case where the person in charge of Japan's acceptance is a travel agency)

③ All immigrants under the new regulations who plan to stay in Japan for a long time

It is worth noting that no matter which of the above-mentioned new entry visas is required, the person in charge of the Japanese side needs to first contact the immigration health system of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. ERFS” to apply for a “receipt card”, and then the immigrant will take the “receipt card” to the local Japanese consulate to apply for a visa.

Each of the three categories of countries adopts different entry policies:

1 Blue Group

Those who enter Japan from the countries and regions with the lowest risk, regardless of whether After receiving the third dose of vaccine, you are exempted from inspection and quarantine when entering the country.

Countries/regions: There are about 100 known low-risk countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom.

Quarantine policy: No need to quarantine regardless of whether you have received the third dose of vaccine or not.

2 yellow group

Lower risk countries and regions are exempted from entry inspection on the condition of receiving the third dose of vaccine

Countries/regions: about 100 Medium-risk countries

Quarantine policy: If you have received the third dose of vaccine, you do not need to quarantine after entering the country; if you have not received the third dose of vaccine, in principle, you need to quarantine in your reserved residence for 7 days starting from the next day after entry. . However, if the self-paid PCR result is negative on the third day after entry, the quarantine can be released immediately.

Red Group 3

For countries and regions with the highest risk, inspections will continue and home quarantine will be required.

Countries/regions: 4 known high-risk countries including North Korea

Quarantine policy: at least 3 days. Those who have received the third dose of vaccine must, in principle, be quarantined at their intended residence for 7 days starting from the day after entry. However, if the self-paid PCR result is negative on the third day after entry, the quarantine can be released immediately. Those who have not received the third dose of vaccine must go to a quarantine hotel designated by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to quarantine for 3 days. The quarantine can be released after the hotel's PCR test is confirmed to be negative.

No testing and quarantine will be required when entering Japan from China from June 1st

To summarize the current epidemic prevention requirements for entering Japan from China:

①On June 1st When entering Japan after midnight, you will no longer need a nucleic acid test, nor will you need to be quarantined at home

② However, a negative nucleic acid test report 72 hours before entry is still required

③You can take the train directly after entry Public transportation

④ When entering China, you will no longer be asked whether you have been vaccinated and what kind of vaccine you have received

On May 26, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs updated the latest The new entry regulations for foreigners will be relaxed, as well as the specific list of countries and regions that will be exempted from testing and quarantine when entering Japan in the future. Currently, mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong are all classified in the blue group, which means that starting from June 1, nucleic acid testing and home quarantine will no longer be required for entry into Japan from China!

Foreign tourists will be allowed to enter Japan from June 10th

On the evening of May 26, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida officially announced: Starting from the 10th of next month, the country will officially open its doors. , to welcome foreign tourists. Of course, there are still some restrictions on how much foreign tourists can enter the country in the early stage. In this regard, Fumio Kishida said: Foreigners who can enter the country as tourists starting from June 10 must come from countries with low risk of the new crown epidemic and participate in a certain country. Guided tours. But in the future, Japan will gradually allow other forms of tourism to enter the country based on the domestic epidemic situation.

This is the first time in two years and two months that Japan has allowed foreign tourists to enter the country since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic. It is understood that Japan is very determined to integrate with international standards this time. In order to smoothly welcome overseas tourists, Japan will also restart international routes at Hokkaido New Chitose Airport and Okinawa Naha Airport, which have been suspended for a long time, starting from mid-June.