Japan Shortened Quarantine Period for Vaccinated Travelers to 10 Days
Japan Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) have announced the details regarding shortened quarantine period from 14-days to 10-days for those entering Japan with a vaccination certificate.
Some details are outlined as follows:
- Only vaccine certificates issued by the government or public officials from the listed countries are accepted.
- Only those fully vaccinated (2 shots) with Pfizer, Moderna, or Astra Zeneca are accepted. Also, the 2nd shot must be taken 14 days or more before entering Japan.
- Those wishing to end quarantine at Day 10 must take PCR or Antigen test individually and submit the negative result to the health authority (through the app). Confirmation for ending the quarantine will be provided.
List of accepted countries:
Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bulgaria, Canada (listed provinces*), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hongkong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, Palau, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Samoa, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States (CDC vaccine card or listed states / cities*), Vietnam.
*United States' accepted authorities (other than CDC vaccine card):
Louisiana, Maryland, New York City, New York State, Northern Mariana, Philadelphia City, Virginia, Washington DC, Washington State.
*Canada's accepted authorities:
Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Quebec, Yukon.
The measure above is effective October 1st 00:00 JST.
The list currently DOES NOT include Australia or NZ.
Need to find out more about the procedure fro those who "must take PCR or Antigen test individually and submit the negative result to the health authority (through the app)"