🇯🇵 Japan: sources & references

Every source behind the Japan page, what it backs, and when we last consulted it. The quality figure is derived from our confidence rating for each fact — see how we source.

mofa.go.jpOfficial · 92%

MFA Japan - Designated Activities (Digital Nomad)
Minimum income
Visa duration
Tax regime
Family rules
Health insurance
Processing time

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Last consulted: 2026-09-05

Attributed to MFA/ISA (pages not fetched directly). Income must be from outside Japan; work for Japan-based entities is not allowed.

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moj.go.jpOfficial · 92%

Immigration Services Agency of Japan

Published: —
Last consulted: 2026-09-05

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mofa.go.jpReported · 70%

Application fees

Published: —
Last consulted: 2026-07-15

Japan's general visa issuance fee rose from JPY 3,000 to JPY 15,000 (single-entry) effective 2026-07-01 - the first revision since 1978. A consulate Digital Nomad checklist states the visa follows the general single-entry fee schedule. RE-CHECKED 2026-07-15: a search-indexed snippet of this exact MOFA fee page now corroborates "approximately 15,000 yen for a single-entry visa," but the live page still could not be fetched directly this pass either, so confidence stays "reported" pending an on-page read.

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Last full review of this country: 2026-09-05. Sources are re-checked quarterly. “Published” shows — when the source does not state a reliable publication date.