Pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order, the captain of a vessel or aircraft entering Japan must report to an immigration inspector at the port of entry or departure where the vessel or aircraft will arrive, the names of its crew members and passengers and other particulars provided by Ministry of Justice Order, in advance.
Upon the request of an immigration inspector at the port of entry or departure from which the vessel or aircraft departs, the captain of a vessel or aircraft departing from Japan must report particulars pertaining to its crew members and passengers as prescribed in the preceding paragraph.
If the captain of a vessel or aircraft entering Japan learns that a foreign national aboard the vessel or aircraft does not possess a valid passport, crew member's pocket-ledger or re-entry permit, the captain must immediately report this information to an immigration inspector at the port of entry or departure.
If a person who has been granted permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph (2) is on board a designated passenger ship, the captain of the designated passenger ship entering Japan must immediately report the name of the person and other particulars provided by Ministry of Justice Order to an immigration inspector at the port of entry or departure each time the designated passenger ship arrives at a port of entry or departure.
If a crew member who has been granted permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (2) is on board the vessel or aircraft entering Japan, the captain of the vessel or aircraft must immediately report the name of the crew member and other particulars provided by Ministry of Justice Order to an immigration inspector at the port of entry or departure each time the vessel or aircraft arrives at a port of entry or departure.
The captain of the designated passenger ship departing from a Japanese port of entry or departure must report, upon the request of an immigration inspector at the port of entry or departure, whether a person granted permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph (1) or (2) has returned to the designated passenger ship.
At the request of an immigration inspector at the port of entry or departure from which the vessel or aircraft departs, the captain of the vessel or aircraft departing from Japan must report whether a person granted permission for landing in transit pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (1) has returned to their vessel or aircraft, whether a person who was granted landing permission for crew members is aboard the vessel or aircraft, and whether a person seeking to depart Japan in violation of the provisions of Article 25, paragraph (2), or Article 60, paragraph (2) is aboard the vessel or aircraft.
If an immigration inspector finds it necessary in securing the enforcement of the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (1) or other provisions of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, they may request the carrier operating an aircraft entering Japan or any other person provided for by Ministry of Justice Order to give a report on the person who made the reservation on the aircraft (meaning the person who reserved the airline ticket; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), the details of the reservation of the person who made the reservation, the baggage of the person and the particulars provided for in Ministry of Justice Order regarding the procedures for boarding the aircraft, before the aircraft arrives at the port of entry or departure.
A person who has been requested to give a report pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must give the report pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order. In this case, if this person takes the measures provided for in Ministry of Justice Order that make the information available in a manner that enables the immigration inspector to view the information using electronic or magnetic records in lieu of the report, the report is deemed to have been made.
(Landing Permission for Cruise Ship Tourists)
An immigration inspector may grant a foreign national (except for crew members) aboard a designated passenger ship…
入国審査官は、指定旅客船（本邦と本邦外の地域との間の航路に就航する旅客船であつて、乗客の本人確認の措置が的確に行われていることその他の事情を勘案して出入国在留管理庁長官が指定するものをいう。以下同じ。）に乗つている外国人（乗員を除く。）が、当該指定旅客船が本邦にある間、観光のため…
Open this provision(Landing Permission for Cruise Ship Tourists)
An immigration inspector may, on finding it to be appropriate, grant a foreign national (except for crew members) aboard a designated passenger ship, landing permission for cruise ship tourists upon…
入国審査官は、指定旅客船に乗つている外国人（乗員を除く。）が、三十日を超えない期間内において、数次にわたり、当該指定旅客船が本邦にある間、観光のため、当該指定旅客船が寄港する本邦の出入国港において下船する都度当該出入国港から当該指定旅客船が出港するまでの間に帰船することを条件として上陸することを希望する場合において…
Open this provision(Permission for Landing in Transit)
An immigration inspector may grant a foreign national (except for crew members) aboard a vessel permission for landing in transit upon application by the captain of the vessel or the carrier who…
入国審査官は、船舶に乗つている外国人（乗員を除く。）が、船舶が本邦にある間、臨時観光のため、その船舶が寄港する本邦の他の出入国港でその船舶に帰船するように通過することを希望する場合において、その者につき、その船舶の船長又はその船舶を運航する運送業者の申請があつたときは、当該外国人に対し通過上陸を許可することができる。
Open this provision(Landing Permission for Crew Members)
An immigration inspector may grant landing permission to crew members who fall under any of the following items, if it is found appropriate to do so:
入国審査官は、次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合において相当と認めるときは、当該各号に規定する乗員に対し、その旨の乗員上陸の許可をすることができる。
Open this provision(Procedures for Departure)
The foreign national set forth in the preceding paragraph must not depart from Japan unless they have received confirmation of the departure.
前項の外国人は、出国の確認を受けなければ出国してはならない。
Open this provision(Duty to Report)
Pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order, the captain of a vessel or aircraft entering Japan must report to an immigration inspector at the port of entry or departure where the vessel…
本邦に入る船舶等の長は、法務省令で定めるところにより、あらかじめ、その船舶等が到着する出入国港の入国審査官に対し、その乗員及び乗客に係る氏名その他の法務省令で定める事項を報告しなければならない。
Open this provision(Duty to Report)
If an immigration inspector finds it necessary in securing the enforcement of the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (1) or other provisions of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act…
入国審査官は、第七条第一項その他の出入国管理及び難民認定法の規定の実施を確保するため必要があると認めるときは、本邦に入る航空機を運航する運送業者その他の法務省令で定める者に対し、当該航空機が出入国港に到着する前に、当該航空機に係る予約者（航空券の予約をした者をいう。以下この項において同じ。）…
Open this provision(Departure of Japanese Nationals)
The Japanese national set forth in the preceding paragraph must not depart from Japan unless they have received confirmation of the departure from Japan.
前項の日本人は、出国の確認を受けなければ出国してはならない。
Open this provision(An Examination by an Immigration Inspector)
If the application set forth in paragraph (2) of the preceding Article is filed, an immigration inspector must conduct an examination on whether or not the foreign national conforms to each of the…
入国審査官は、前条第二項の申請があつたときは、当該外国人が次の各号（第二十六条第一項の規定により再入国の許可を受けている者又は第六十一条の二の十五第一項の規定により交付を受けた難民旅行証明書を所持している者については、第一号及び第四号）に掲げる上陸のための条件に適合しているかどうかを審査しなければならない。
Open this provisionforeign 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
vessels, etc.machine translation
「船舶等」
Ships and aircraft.
Short name set inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (ii)
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
port of entry or departure
「出入国港」
A seaport or airport, designated by Ministry of Justice Order, through which foreign nationals must enter and leave Japan.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (viii)· applies throughout the law
carrier
「運送業者」
A business that carries people or goods by ship or aircraft between Japan and places outside Japan.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (ix)· 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
electronic or magnetic recordmachine translation
「電磁的記録」
A record made in electronic, magnetic or any other form people cannot perceive directly, for use in computer processing.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xvii)· applies throughout the law
designated passenger shipmachine translation
「指定旅客船」
A passenger ship sailing between Japan and places abroad that the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency designates, taking into account how reliably it checks its passengers' identities.
Defined inArticle 14-2, paragraph (1)
person who made the reservationmachine translation
「予約者」
A person who has reserved an airline ticket for a flight coming to Japan, about whom the airline may be asked to report in advance.
Defined inArticle 57, paragraph (8)· applies only in this paragraph