Passport application procedures have been streamlined in Japan to strengthen measures against counterfeiting and forgeries. According to the Foreign Ministry, enhanced security features are being ...

Municipalities across Japan on July 26 started accepting applications for “vaccine passports” from people who are fully inoculated against COVID-19 and hope to travel overseas. In general ...

Local authorities in Japan handle various citizen-related matters, they do not issue Japanese passports; applications are submitted to the Passport Offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).

To help revive overseas tourism, Japan’s travel industry has teamed with the government to offer discounts on passport fees. The Japan Association of Travel Agents and the Japan Tourism Agency ...