Visa requirements for Japanese citizens

The cover of a biometric Japanese passport

Visa requirements for Japanese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Japan.

From 2018 to 2024 (with the exception of 2023), Japanese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to the most countries and territories,^[1] making the Japanese passport rank first in the world in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.^[2]^[3] It ranked 2nd in 2023.^[1]^[4]

^ ^a ^b "Major Shake-Up in World's Passport Power Ranking". Henley & Partners. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
^ "The Henley Passport Index" (PDF). Henley & Partners Holdings Ltd. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022. This graph shows the full Global Ranking of the 2022 Henley Passport Index.
As the index uses dense ranking, in certain cases, a rank is shared by multiple countries because these countries all have the same level of visa-free or visa-on-arrival access.
^ "Global Passport Ranking".
^ "The Henley Passport Index Global Ranking 2023" (PDF). November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.

[:0-1] "Major Shake-Up in World's Passport Power Ranking". Henley & Partners. Retrieved 2023-07-20.

[2] "The Henley Passport Index" (PDF). Henley & Partners Holdings Ltd. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022. This graph shows the full Global Ranking of the 2022 Henley Passport Index.
As the index uses dense ranking, in certain cases, a rank is shared by multiple countries because these countries all have the same level of visa-free or visa-on-arrival access.

[3] "Global Passport Ranking".

[4] "The Henley Passport Index Global Ranking 2023" (PDF). November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.

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