In order to restore its own economy, the Japanese government officially announced that it would open personal free travel from October 11, restart international routes at domestic airports and recognize Chinese vaccines. Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare also updated the entry vaccine recognition list , 5 new vaccines, includes Sinovac, Sinopharm Beijing and CanSino 3 domestic vaccines .
Chinese tourists only need to receive the approved three doses of domestic vaccine and enter the country without a 72-hour PCR nucleic acid test certificate. Japan is completely open to the country, and all procedures return to the entry standards before the epidemic. can finally come to Japan to play freely!
The official website of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently officially announced the regulations on the restoration of entry permits for all valid visas. According to the latest news on the official website of the Japanese Embassy in China on the 4th, , Japan announced the lifting of round-trip visa restrictions during the epidemic. That is to say, Currently, China (including Hong Kong and Macao) holds a round-trip visa to Japan for more than five or three years (within the validity period) that can enter Japan without barriers from the 11th.
The 3-year/5-year round-trip visa issued by Japan before December 2, 2021 was suspended due to the epidemic, but its legal effect will be restored from October 11. Embassies in mainland China and Hong Kong and Macao in Japan issued multiple or once visas to Japan before March 8, 2020, is still invalid. However, the visa will be restored from October 11.
In short, as long as your multiple round trip visa is still valid, you can continue to use it to enter Japan. For example, on October 11, you can go to Japan directly without reapplying for a visa. In addition, starting from October 11, passengers with APEC business travel card will be resumed without visa entry to Japan. It can be said that Japan has completely opened up individual travel to Japan this time.
Japan's latest new entry and visa regulations!
Starting at 0:00 on October 11, 2022 (Japanese time), the relevant content of the "New Measures for Strengthening Epidemic Prevention Measures (34)" new regulations on entry restrictions for Chinese and foreigners are adjusted. Details of new measures such as visa applications are as follows.
. Adjust the entry restrictions on foreigners
. Resolute the entry restrictions on foreigners
. People entering the country who have been identified as non-"specific circumstances" so far can also enter the country. With the implementation of the new measures, the changes in the entry policy are as follows:
● Within 90 days of short-term business and employment, short-term tourism and long-term purpose entry, no longer requires the recipient of Japan to apply in advance on the "Entering National Health Confirmation System (ERFS).
●Foreign tourists are no longer limited to group travel .
●So far, some visiting friends’ visas and transit visas have not been released, and such visas can be entered in the future.
● Short-term visa application for "visiting relatives and friends" purposes no longer requires the invitation party to provide an oath.
. Restrictions on temporary invalidation of visas
Visa issued before December 2, 2021 are temporarily invalid. The above visa validity will be restored after 0:00 on October 11, 2022 (Japanese time). Therefore, after 0:00 Japanese time on October 11, 2022, persons who hold within the validity period can enter the country with this visa during the validity period of the visa.
. Reopening visa-free measures
Reopening visa-free measures after 0:00 on October 11, 2022 (Japanese time).Visa-free entry in up to 68 countries and regions, including the United States and South Korea. Residents in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau, China can enter Japan without visa. In addition, we will re-recognize the visa exemption measures stipulated in the APEC business travel card plan. APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC).
●Visa-free countries and regions (short-term lag)
●Diplomatic and Official Passport holders Diplomacy and Official Visa Visa-free countries
●International Joint Pass ( United Nations Passport ) holders hold their own passport to implement United Nations Official visits to Japan.
Sinovac CanSino license list
Japan will open overseas free travel tourists from the 11th, but tourists still need to provide epidemic prevention information certificates when entering the country. If a 3-dose vaccination certificate can be presented, a 72-hour PCR nucleic acid test negative certificate can be exempted, but the vaccine must comply with the Japanese license list.
Currently, the entry permit vaccines recognized by the Japanese government include Pfizer (Fobitai), AstraZeneca India Bharat and Novavax. The first two needles can be one of the above, and the third needle must be Pfizer, Moderna or Novavax. The latest list announced by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the 4th is listed in mainland China's Sinopharm, Sinovac and CanSino.
According to the latest policy released by Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, tourists can enter Japan without a nucleic acid test certificate if they receive 3 shots of the vaccine; if they do not receive 3 shots, they must present a nucleic acid test certificate within 72 hours before entering Japan. The nucleic acid test certificate also needs to be obtained according to the inspection method designated by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and a description of the specific testing items required to be recorded in Japanese or English.
It should be noted that tourists must submit the original vaccination certificate when entering the country to prove that the following items on the certificate, name, date of birth, name of the vaccine, date of vaccination, number of vaccinations, etc. must be recorded in Japanese or English. The vaccination certificate must be issued by an official agency, such as the government of any approved country or region.
According to the latest list of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Japan has licensed 11 vaccines from the 11th. These vaccines belong to Pfizer, Moderna, AZ, Indian Serum Research Institute , Johnson & Johnson , India Bharat Biotech, Novavax, Mainland China Sinopharm Group, Sinovac , CanSino Biologics and other pharmaceutical factories.
ANA and JAL increase flights to China routes
Japanese Cabinet Secretary General Matsuno said on September 26 that international flights at all airports across the country will be resumed from October 11. At present, only some airports in Japan, including Osaka , Tokyo, Nagoya, Hokkaido , etc., have opened international lines, but as Japan lifts the daily entry limit on October 11, international lines will also begin to resume one after another.
On July 11, ANA restarted its passenger route from Beijing to Narita Airport, and took one flight a week. This is the second time ANA has been operating the route after 2 years and 3 months. Starting from August 8, ANA reopened international routes from Narita Airport to Beijing.
Currently, ANA's Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Qingdao , Guangzhou, Hangzhou and Hong Kong flights are running every week. On September 21, ANA announced that it will restart flights from Haneda to Hong Kong on October 31, with 4 round trips per week.
Japan Airlines html released a message on the 25th that Narita -China passenger plane flights will increase from one flight per week to three flights per week. Narita-Dalian, China has also increased from two shifts per week to four shifts. Although China adheres to strict measures to deal with the new crown epidemic, it may gradually increase flights in order to resume daily and intermediate exchanges.
Japanese Airlines html Narita-Tianjin route, which will be opened in July, will add Wednesday and Sunday flights in addition to one flight every Saturday. The Narita-Dalian route has changed from two flights per Wednesday and Thursday to four flights per Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. China currently does not allow entry and exit for tourism purposes, so it is expected that passengers will be mainly business travelers.
