Japan Visa/Passport News

Explore the latest news regarding Japan’s visa, entry, residency, citizenship and passport regulations. Stay up-to-date with changes, requirements, and important announcements that may affect your travel plans to Japan.

Japan

Japan Plans to Facilitate Visa Requirements for Chinese Visitors

China

Japan’s Business Leaders Call on China to Resume Visa-Free Travel for Japanese Nationals

Japan

Over 251,700 International Workers Registered Under Japan’s Skilled Worker Visa

Japan

Japan to Allow Foreign Trainees to Transfer Jobs More Easily Starting in October

Air Travel

Japan Airlines Launches Free Domestic Flights for Some International Travelers

India

Citizens of Japan, South Korea & UAE Now Eligible for India’s Visa-on-Arrival

Japan

UAE Foreign Residents Are Now Required to Apply for Japan Visa via VFS Global

Japan

Japan’s E-Visa System Is Now Open for Eligible Tourists

Air Travel

Japan to Speed Up Airport Entry Procedures for Foreign Tourists

MORE NEWS

Japan to Face a Shortage of Nearly 1 Million Foreign Workers by 2040, Think Tank Anticipates

Japan Relaxes Visa Application Rules for Ukrainians

Japan Issued 4.1 Million Visas in 2023, Three Times More Than in 2022

Japan To Soon Launch Electronic Travel Authorization for Visa-Exempt Visitors

Japan to Relax Requirements for Hiring Foreign Trainee Caregivers Amid Labor Shortages

Japan Now Requires Filipinos With ”High Income” to Submit Additional Documents for Multiple-Entry Visas

Japan & Luxembourg to Introduce a Working Holiday Program Starting June 2024

Japan Plans to Extend Its Visa Waiver Scheme for Thai Nationals

Japan & Kyrgyzstan Agree on Visa-Free Program for Holders of Diplomatic & Official Passports

Japanese Town to Block View of Mount Fuji Instagram Hotspot in Bid to Fight Overtourism

Japan Introduces Stricter Rules for International Student Admissions

Japan Soon to Introduce Electronic Travel Authorization Requirement for Visa-Exempt Travellers

Japan Launches New E-Visa System, Facilitating Travel for Indian Tourists

Japan to Sixfold Number of Visas Issued to UK Nationals Under Working Holiday Program

Japan Expands Skilled Foreign Worker Visa to Include Driver & Railway Positions

Tourists in Japan Prohibited From Entering Ancient City of Kyoto Due to Overtourism

Japan Unveils Angel Investor Visa to Boost Startup Investment

Japan to Issue Over 800,000 Skilled Worker Visas in Next 5 Years

Japan Introduces New Visa Rules to Increase Job Opportunities for Foreign Students

Japan’s Immigration Agency Implements New Guidelines for Visa Overstayers

Japan’s Haneda & Kansai Airports Will Soon Launch E-Gates

Indian Students Can Secure Japan Visa Just by Showing Their Student ID, Japanese Ambassador Confirms

Japanese Embassy in Kosovo Begins Visa Issuance

Japan Introduces Digital Nomad Visas for 49 Countries

UK & Japan Will Issue More Visas Under Young Mobility Scheme

Japan Wants to Allow Additional Foreign Workers to Apply for Skilled Worker Visa Amid Shortages

Japan to Implement Entry Fee to Mount Fuji Visitors to Tackle Overtourism

Japan Plans to Construct 10,000 Homes for 1 Billion Digital Nomads by 2035

Fourth-Generation Japanese Eligible for Long-Term Residency in Japan

Low-Cost Airline Offers Travel Credit for Japanese in Efforts to Promote Obtaining & Renewing Passports

Japan to Introduce Tuberculosis Testing for Travellers from the Philippines, Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Nepal, & Myanmar

Japan & UK Agree to Issue 6,000 Working Holiday Visas to Each Other’s Citizens From Next Year