Hokkaido Kudasai

  I was surprised to read that only 17% of Japanese citizens hold valid passports. I don’t know what I expected, but 17% seems like a small ...

Beginning March 24th, Japan will begin issuing a new passport design featuring a plastic photo page with an imbedded chip to prevent forgery...

  Since 2018, Japan has had the strongest passport in the world, based on the number of locations its holders can access without a visa, whi...

Japan's brand new passports are probably among the most beautiful in the world. The Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji  were painted betwee...