Originally Posted by
Global321
Read below your quoted section. "
Home quarantine and other measures are not required"
Ease of Japan Entry Restrictions (effective March 1, 2022)
>>> For a list of countries/regions that require stay at the accommodation facility, click here (Japanese page)
(*) Starting March 1 (00:00 am, Japan time), the U.S. is no longer a designated country
① Self-quarantine period upon arrival to Japan
>>>> Travelers entering Japan from countries/regions that are not subject to the measures and do not require stay at the accommodation facility
● Fully vaccinated and boosted (received a 3rd dose): no self-quarantine required
Seems pretty clear. No?
Yes, but there is still the question of what travelers are eligible to enter Japan. If you are not eligible to enter Japan, the quarantine requirements are neither here nor there. Most visa waivers are suspended, and there is a denial of landing in place for people who have been in one of 159 countries 14 days before arriving in Japan.
So in order to enter Japan, you would need to be citizen, resident, on the new business visa flow, on the new student visa flow, SOFA, diplomatic, or any of the special case visas. So for a simple transit between airports, or staying in a land side hotel overnight, it is still an accurate point that you have to be citizen or resident to make it work.
For the time being, foreign nationals who have stayed in any of the following 159 countries/regions within 14 days prior to the application for landing are denied to enter Japan in pursuant to the Article 5, paragraph (1), item (xiv) of Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, unless special exceptional circumstances are found.