A foreign national who falls under any of the following items must not enter Japan:
次の各号のいずれかに該当する外国人は、本邦に入つてはならない。
a person who does not possess a valid passport (excluding a crew member who possess a valid crew member's pocket-ledger); or
a person who seeks to land in Japan without receiving a seal of verification for landing or undergoing the recording of the prescribed data pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (4), or without obtaining authorized permission for landing (hereinafter referred to as "permission for landing, etc."), from an immigration inspector (except for those set forth in the preceding item).
A foreign national who becomes a crew member in Japan is deemed to be a crew member with regard to the application of the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
foreign national
「外国人」
Anyone who does not hold Japanese nationality.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies throughout the law
crew member
「乗員」
A member of the crew of a ship or aircraft.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (ii)· applies throughout the law
passport
「旅券」
A passport, refugee travel document or other document in place of a passport (including a travel certificate from a Japanese consular officer) issued by the Japanese government, a foreign government Japan recognizes or a competent international organization, or an equivalent document from a competent authority of a region designated by Cabinet Order.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (v)· applies throughout the law
crew member's pocket-ledger
「乗員手帳」
A seafarer's identity book issued by a competent authority, or a similar document for crew members.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (vi)· applies throughout the law
immigration inspector
「入国審査官」
The immigration official provided for in Article 61-3, who examines people landing in Japan and cases for deportation, among other duties.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (x)· applies throughout the law
permission for landing, etc.
「上陸の許可等」
Permission to land in Japan in any of its forms given by an immigration inspector: the landing-permission seal in a passport, the electronic record that replaces it under Article 9(4), or a grant of landing permission.
Short name set inArticle 3, paragraph (1), item (ii)