Last verified: Thursday, 19. September 2019 at 07:22 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 19. September 2019 at 07:22 AM
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Travelling Japan is (relatively) safe Travelling Japan is (relatively) safe. We detected travel advisories from 6 sources for this specific country.
This country shares no land border with any other country. Thus, the region score is identical to the country risk rating.
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Japan.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Japan from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 2.0 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Do not travel to the areas near the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant designated by the Japanese Government as Areas under Evacuation Orders (as identified on the Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry website) due to the risk of radiation.
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise normal precautions in Japan. Read the Safety and Security section on the country information page.
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Normal precautions
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/japan/
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - I huvudsak ett tryggt resmål. Beakta risken för jordbävningar och tyfoner. Följ de japanska myndigheternas anvisningar.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Brug din sunde fornuft og vær opmærksom på mistænkelig adfærd, som du ville være det, hvis du var i Danmark. De fleste danskere har ingen problemer under besøg i Japan. Du bør dog være opmærksom pga. risikoen for naturkatastrofer.
Source: http://um.dk/da/rejse-og-ophold/rejse-til-udlandet/rejsevejledninger/japan/
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Japan: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise: Teilreisewarnung. The German government advises againt travelling this country.
Source: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/japansicherheit/213032
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion advises Maltese citizens that Torrential rain hit south western Japan prompting local governments to instruct thousands of people to evacuate as rivers overflowed and at least two people lost their lives.
Source: https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Pages/Travel-Advice.aspx
This is the recent history of individual changes that affected the total asessment of Japan. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Japan changed from 2.0 to 2.0. Here are the influencing details:
The New Zealand government removed their warning for Japan with a previous rating of 0.0.
Japan with its capital Edo is a country in Asia (Eastern Asia), slightly smaller than California (377,835 km²). The country is located Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula. The climate can be described as varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north. The landscape is mostly rugged and mountainous. With a population of about 127.29 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Edo |
| Population | about 127.29 million |
| Size | 377.835 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than California |
| Common languages | Japanese |
| Currency | Yen (short: JPY) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 100V - 50/60Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 3G |
| International phone prefix | +81 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .jp |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | JP |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | JPN |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 392 |
These are problems Japan is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Japan. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Japan.
Export products
Import products
Japan is currently rated at 2,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 6 official sources. Travelling Japan is (relatively) safe.
You are good to go, enjoy your trip to Japan.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 6 individual sources for Japan.
Japan has a size of 377,835 km² or 145,883 mi² which is slightly smaller than California.
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2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
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