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FCDO travel advice for Japan. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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Information about moving to, living or retiring in Japan – including visas, working, healthcare and driving.
How you import from and export to Japan.
Updates, news and events from the UK government in Japan
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Japan for healthcare practitioners.
This guidance provides information on important security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in Japan.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Japan, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Business guidance, explainers and other key documents to help you understand the UK-Japan CEPA.
The Foreign Secretary met Foreign Minister Motegi in Tokyo on 20 April 2026 for the tenth Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue.
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