Japan places significant emphasis on travel history, particularly to G7 countries. However, even well-traveled applicants ...

In a recent update, Japan has come up with a new passport design which aims at improving security and preventing forgery. The new passports will be made available from 24 March, 2024. It will ...

Japan’s passport is the best in the world for a fifth year standing, according to the annual “passport index” released on Jan. 10 by the British consultancy Henley and Partners. The index ...

A young man has told of how he spontaneously travelled to Japan without his girlfriend after she missed her flight due to a simple passport mistake. The US couple were travelling interstate to ...

To help solve this problem, Japan will be introducing new tax exemption rules as early as fiscal 2026. As reported by The ...

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 ...

At the moment, when you pay for a retail item, you'll usually be able to escape Japan's equivalent of GST if you have your ...

taking the highest spot on the latest Henley Passport Index. The ranking was a feat since Singapore had to share the top spot with five other countries last year. Japan took the runner-up spot ...

Two women were fatally struck by a train on Thursday at a Sanyo Electric Railway crossing in Tarumi Ward of Kobe, a port city in Japan's Kansai region.

according to the 2025 Henley Passport Index. Last year, Singapore shared the top spot with Japan, France, Germany, Italy and Spain – marking the first time six countries held the title together.

Japan and Singapore take the top spots, but third place is held by an EU country: Italy. That makes the Italian passport the most powerful in Europe and one of the strongest around the globe.