Please find below links to all major Japanese government office websites regarding measures taken in relation to COVID-19.

Additional updates will be provided as new information becomes available. We hope you will find this information helpful.

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Government information
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▼The Japanese Law Translation Project at the Ministry of Justice 

▼Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet　▼Personal Information Protection Commission　 ▼Financial Services Agency　▼Immigration Services Agency of Japan　

▼Ministry of Foreign Affairs　▼Ministry of Finance　

▼Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology　▼Agency of Cultural Affairs　

▼Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare　▼Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries　

▼Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry　▼Japan Tourism Agency　

Others

▼Bank of Japan　▼Japan Business Federation (KEIDANREN)　▼Japan Exchange Group　

▼The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)　

▼The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ)　▼Global Privacy Assembly(GPA)

Government information

The Japanese Law Translation Project at the Ministry of Justice

• Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases

Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet​

• Novel Coronavirus Vaccines　
• COVID-19 infomation and Resources
• Information on Support Measures Related to COVID-19 (2020/6/26)
• [COVID-19] Press Conference by the Prime Minister regarding the Novel Coronavirus (2020/5/25)
• [COVID-19] Press Conference by the Prime Minister regarding the Novel Coronavirus (2020/5/4)
• [COVID-19] Press Conference by the Prime Minister regarding the Novel Coronavirus (2020/4/17)

• [COVID-19] Declaration of a State of Emergency in response to the Novel Coronavirus Disease (2020/4/16)

• [COVID-19] Useful Information on the Novel Coronavirus Disease (2020/3/24）
• The Second Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Emergency Response Package (Key Points) (2020/3/10)
• [COVID-19] Situation in Japan (Statistical Data)
• [COVID-19] Government Responses on the Coronavirus Disease 2019

Personal Information Protection Commission

• Handling of personal data for preventing the spread of Novel-Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease (2020/5/15)
• Personal Information Protection Commission’s view on effective use of contact tracing App to help deal with Coronavirus disease (2020/5/1)

• Handling of personal data for preventing the spread of Novel-Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease (2020/4/2)

Financial Services Agency

• Treatment for Highly Feasible Fundamental Reconstruction Plan upon Determining if the lending ranks as restructured loan under the Impact of the COVID-19 Infection (2021/11/10)
• Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) (2020/7/30)
• Statement by Minister for Financial Services, on maintaining the function of the financial system and financial markets under the declaration of a state of emergency responding to the spread of COVID-19 (2020/4/16)

• Corporate Year-End Closing of Accounts, Auditing and Shareholders meeting in Response to the Increasing Impact of COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) (2020/4/15)

• Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

Immigration Services Agency of Japan

• For foreign nationals residing in Japan Multilingual support for those wishing to receive COVID-19 vaccinations in Tokyo, Nagoya or Osaka
• Information related to New Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19) from Immigration Services Agency (Updated)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Update on Border Enforcement Measures
• Information on the Novel Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) (2021/4/21)
• New measures for border enforcement (Quarantine enforcement and suspention of“Business Track” and “Residence Track”) (2021/1/13)
• Phased Measures for Resuming Cross-Border Travel (2020/12/23)
• Address by Prime Minister SUGA at the Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020/12/4)
• Phased Measures for Resuming Cross-Border Travel (2020/10/7)
• Japan’s aid policies to COVID-19 For Developing countries (2020/10/2)
• Japan’s Response to COVID-19 for Developing countries (2020/10/2)
• Border enforcement measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) (2020/9/16)
• Information on the Novel Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) (2020/8/11)

• Re-entry of Foreign Nationals with Status of Residence and “Residence Track” with Thailand and Viet Nam (2020/8/6)

• Entry and Re-entry of Foreign Nationals with Special Exceptional Circumstances (2020/8/6)

• Border enforcement measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) (2020/7/1)

• Meeting on the Novel Coronavirus Disease among Foreign Ministers of Interested Countries, Hosted by the United States (2020/5/11)

• Border enforcement measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) (2020/4/3）
• Strengthening border measures related to novel coronavirus (COVID-19): Visa restrictions (2020/4/1)
• Strengthening border measures related to novel coronavirus (COVID-19): Visa restrictions (2020/3/27)

• Border enforcement measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)(Denial of permission to land, Visa restrictions, Quarantine at entry point) (2020/3/24)

• Strengthening border measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19):
  Suspension of visa exemption measures (2020/3/20)
• Strengthening border measures related to novel coronavirus (COVID-19): Visa restrictions (2020/3/18)
• Drastically strengthening border measures related to novel coronavirus (COVID-19): Visa restrictions (2020/3/6)
• Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 by Country
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Quarantine measures after entry into Japan) (MHLW website)
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Areas to be denied to land in Japan) (MOJ website)
• Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports (WHO website)

Ministry of Finance

• Statement of G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (2020/3/24)

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

• [COVID-19］Information about MEXT’s measures

Agency of Cultural Affairs

• Emergency Comprehensive Aid Package for Cultural Art Activities

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

• COVID-19 vaccination certificate for overseas travel
• Situation report
• Information on health and medical consultation
• COVID-19 Multilingual Guide
• Distribution of cloth masks to all households Q＆A
• About Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

• ​COVID-19

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

• TeCOT (COVID-19 Testing Center for Overseas Travelers) 

• Travel Agencies to be Permitted to Make Reservations for Overseas Business Travelers at Medical Institutions through the COVID-19 Testing Center for Overseas Travelers (TeCOT) (2020/11/20)

• Operation of COVID-19 Testing Center for Overseas Travelers (TeCOT) to Start (2020/10/6)
• METI’s Support Measures for Companies Concerning the Impacts of the Novel Coronavirus Disease
• Information on Disinfection and Sterilization Methods against the Novel Coronavirus Compiled Jointly with MHLW and CAA (2020/6/26)

• Surfactants and Hypochlorous Acid Solution for Removal of Coronavirus from Surfaces (Final Announcement) (2020/6/26)

• Framework for Supporting Filing Requests for the Subsidy Program for Sustaining Businesses to be Enhanced (2020/6/5)

• Surfactants to Help Removal of Coronavirus from Surfaces (Second Announcement) (2020/5/29)

• Additional Sites for Supporting Filing Requests for the Subsidy Program for Sustaining Businesses to Open (2020/5/27)

• Surfactants to Help Removal of Coronavirus from Surfaces (First Announcement) (2020/5/22)

• Package of Measures for Supporting Businesses in Resuming their Business Operation Formulated (2020/5/22)

• Measure for Supporting Organizations in Advancing Research and Development of Technologies for Addressing the Novel Coronaviruses Disease and Other Infectious Diseases Starts (2020/5/21)

• Change in the Method of Calculating the Amount of Subsidies to be Paid to Companies under the “Subsidy Program for Sustaining Businesses” (2020/5/8)

• Announcement of Progress in Evaluating the Effectiveness of Sterilization Methods for Novel Coronavirus Disease (2020/5/1)
• Japan and Russia promote cooperation on countermeasures against COVID-19 (2020/4/30)
• Requests for Consultation on Novel Coronavirus Disease to be Accepted during the Golden Week Holidays(2020/4/28)
• METI to Request Related Associations to Take Care in Maintaining Employment of Current Workers and Other Conditions as Responses to Novel Coronavirus Disease (2020/4/13)
• Acceptance of Requests for Consultation from SMEs, Small Enterprises and Other Entities Affected by Novel Coronavirus Disease to Start; Concerning Support Measures for Financing and Subsidy Program for Sustaining Businesses (2020/4/8)
• Rapid Virus Detector "GeneSoC" Introduced to 16 Medical Institutions Nationwide (2020/3/31)
• Easy-to-Understand Video Clip Produced Explaining Measures for Addressing Novel Coronavirus Disease (2020/3/24)

• Information on Teleworking-related Measures as Responses to Government Measures against Novel Coronavirus Disease to be Conveyed (2020/3/12)

• SME Financial Consultation Counter to Open as a Measure Supporting SMEs and Small Enterprises Affected by Novel Coronavirus Disease (2020/3/11)

• Program for Remote Health Consultation Services to Start (2020/3/11)

• Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order for the Partial Revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Emergency Measures for Stabilizing Living Conditions of the Public (2020/3/10)

• METI to Request Main Subcontracting Companies to Further Take Appropriate Care in Trading with their Subcontractors Affected by Novel Coronavirus Disease (2020/3/10)

• METI to Request Ordering Companies to Take Appropriate Care in Trading with Individual Business Operators and Freelancers Affected by Novel Coronavirus Disease (2020/3/10)

• Publish Information on Free-of-Charge and discounted Support Services Provided by Private Companies as Responses to Novel Coronavirus Disease with Standardized Open Data (2020/3/9)

• Deregulatory Measures in Import and Export Procedures as a Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (2020/3/5)

• Measure for Supporting SMEs Affected by Novel Coronavirus to be Taken (Designation of Areas Subject to No.4 Safety Nets for Financing Guarantee) (2020/2/28)

• Automobile Industry Council for Studying Countermeasures against the Novel Coronavirus to be Launched (2020/2/20)

• Relaxation of Import and Export Procedures and other Treatment as Responses to the Novel Coronavirus Epidemic (2020/2/14)

• METI to Request Main Subcontracting Companies to Take Appropriate Care in Trading with their Subcontractors Affected by Novel Coronavirus (2020/2/14)

• METI Requests that Governmental Financial Institutions and Other Organizations Consider Supporting Businesses to Address Expanding Infection of Novel Coronavirus (2020/2/7)

• Consultation Counters to Open as Measure for Supporting SMEs and Small Enterprises in Addressing Novel Coronavirus (2020/1/29)

• METI’s Support Measures for Companies Concerning the Impacts of the Novel Coronavirus Disease

Japan Tourism Agency

• Report of Survey -Public and Private Initiatives in Each Country and Region (2021/6/7)

• Notice : Misinformation about "Go to Travel Campaign" reported by some media outlets. (2020/5/28)

Others

Bank of Japan

• Confirmation of Eligible Standards for Criteria for Current Account
  Transactions in View of the Growing Impact of COVID-19 (2020/3/30)
• Summary of Opinions at the Monetary Policy Meeting on March 16, 2020 (2020/3/25)
• Establishment of "Principal Terms and Conditions of the Special Funds-Supplying Operations to Facilitate Corporate Financing regarding the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)" (2020/3/16)

Japan Business Federation (KEIDANREN)

• Overcoming COVID-19 and Generating New Growth (2020/6/2)
• Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference Following the Keidanren Regular General Meeting (2020/6/2)
• Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference (2020/4/6)
• Ensuring Resilience of Global Supply of Essential Services in Combating COVID-19 (2020/4/1)　

Japan Exchange Group

• ​JPX Response to Spread of Novel Coronavirus (2021/６/18)
• Overview of TSE Disclosure & Listing Rule Policy in Response to the Spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) (2020/3/18)
• Risk disclosures regarding the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on business activities (2020/3/18)

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

• Urgent action needed to stop jobs crisis becoming a social crisis, says OECD (2020/7/7)

• Tackling coronavirus (COVID-19)Contributing to a global effort

The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ)

• COVID-19 BCN

Global Privacy Assembly(GPA)

• Data protection and Coronavirus (COVID-19) resources