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What is the status of COVID-related restrictions on investors who want to visit Japan for business investment?

My business partner is in Europe while I am in China. We would like to visit Japan together to explore options for launching our startup. What visa options would you advise us to use during the pandemic?


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  • Nakai Immigration Services LPC
    January 25, 2021

    As of Jan. 25, there is no chance of visiting Japan from Europe for business purposes. For the time being, foreign nationals who have stayed in any of the (government listed) 152 countries/regions, including European countries, 14 days prior to their application for landing would be denied entry to Japan. At the same time, till the lifting of the state of emergency in Japan, the validity of visas already issued under “Business Track” or “Residence Track” and visas issued in China based on “New measures for border enforcement” will remain suspended as per the government directive: https://www.mofa.go.jp/ca/fna/page4e_001053.html