①Any foreign national (except for a crew member; hereinafter the same applies in this Section) who seeks to land in Japan must possess a valid passport with a visa issued by a Japanese consular officer, etc.; provided, however, that a visa is not required for the passport of a foreign national for whom a visa issued by a Japanese consular officer, etc. is unnecessary pursuant to an international agreement or through notification to that effect from the Japanese Government to a foreign government for the passport of a person for whom re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1) (including those persons who are deemed to have been granted re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26-2, paragraph (1) or Article 26-3, paragraph (1); the same applies hereinafter) has been granted or for the refugee travel document of a person who has been issued a document pursuant to the provisions of Article 61-2-15, paragraph (1).

②The foreign national set forth in the main clause of the preceding paragraph must apply for landing with an immigration inspector at the port of entry or departure in which the national seeks to land and undergo an examination for landing in accordance with the procedures provided for by Ministry of Justice Order.

③A foreign national who seeks to apply for landing as set forth in the preceding paragraph must provide an immigration inspector with personal identification information (fingerprints, photographs or other information as provided for by Ministry of Justice Order that serves to identify the individual; the same applies hereinafter) by an electronic or magnetic means for use by a computer as provided for by Ministry of Justice Order which is utilized for personal identification of the applicant, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order; provided, however, that this does not apply to a person who falls under any of the following items:

①If 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 following conditions for landing in Japan (regarding a person who has been granted re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1) or a person who possesses a refugee travel document issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 61-2-15, paragraph (1), only the conditions set forth in the following items (i) and (iv)):

②The foreign national subject to the examination set forth in the preceding paragraph must themselves prove that they conform to the conditions for landing prescribed therein.In this case, a foreign national who seeks to engage in an activity set forth in item (i), sub-items (a) through (c) in the right-hand column under "Highly Skilled Professional" of the Appended Table I (2) or items (i) or (ii) of the right-hand column of "Specified Skilled Worker" in the same Table must use the certificate of eligibility as provided for in paragraph (1) of the following Article to prove that they conform to the conditions set forth in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph.

③The Minister of Justice is to consult with the heads of the related administrative organs in advance when prescribing the Ministry of Justice Order set forth in paragraph (1), item (ii).

④Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), if an immigration inspector acknowledges a foreign national who does not fall under any item of paragraph (3) of the preceding Article and the foreign national fails to provide personal identification information pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph, the officer must transfer the foreign national to a special inquiry officer for conducting a hearing pursuant to the provisions of Article 10.

①Upon receiving an advance application from a foreign national seeking to land in Japan (except for those who seek to engage in the activities set forth in the right-hand column corresponding to "Temporary Visitor" specified in Appended Table I (3)), the Minister of Justice, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order, may issue a certificate (hereinafter referred to as "certificate of eligibility") stating that the foreign national conforms to the conditions set forth in Article 7, paragraph (1), item (ii).

②The application as set forth in the preceding paragraph may be made by a staff member of the organization that will accept the foreign national, or by other persons prescribed by the Ministry of Justice Order to act as an agent.

③If the head of the administrative organ with jurisdiction over the specified industrial field (meaning the "specified industrial fields" provided for in item (i) of the right-hand column under "Specified Skilled Worker" of the Appended Table I (2); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph and Article 20, paragraph (1)) finds that the necessary human resources in a specified industrial field have been secured based on the field-specific operation policy pertaining to the specified industrial field, the head is to make a request to the Minister of Justice to take measures to temporarily suspend the issuance of certificates of eligibility.

④If a request has been made pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Minister of Justice is to take measures to temporarily suspend the issuance of certificates of eligibility based on the field-specific operation policy.

⑤The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which measures to recommence the issuance of certificates of eligibility are taken if measures to temporarily suspend the issuance of certificates of eligibility have been taken.In this case, the term "have been secured" in paragraph (3) is replaced with "are experiencing a shortage", and the term "is to" is replaced with "may" in the preceding two paragraphs.

An immigration inspector may, when conducting an examination set forth in Article 7, paragraph (1), board a vessel or aircraft.

①If, as a result of the examination, an immigration inspector finds that a foreign national conforms to the conditions for landing prescribed in Article 7, paragraph (1), the inspector must affix a seal of verification for landing permission to the passport of the foreign national..

②In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the determination of whether the foreign national falls under Article 5, paragraph (1), item (i) or (ii) must be made subject to a medical examination by a physician designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or by the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency.

③The immigration inspector, when affixing the seal set forth in paragraph (1), must decide the status of residence and period of stay of the foreign national and clearly state that fact in their passport; provided, however, that this does not apply in cases of a person who has been granted re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1), or a person who possesses a refugee travel document issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 61-2-15, paragraph (1).

④If an immigration inspector has found that a foreign national who falls under all of the following items conforms to the conditions for landing prescribed in Article 7, paragraph (1), the inspector may record the foreign national's name, date of landing, the port of entry or departure at which the foreign national lands and other information as provided by Ministry of Justice Order in a file kept on a computer as provided for by Ministry of Justice Order to be used as a record and in lieu of the seal of verification for landing.In this case, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article, the immigration inspector does not have to affix the seal of verification set forth in the same paragraph:

⑤If the immigration inspector records the prescribed data pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph for a foreign national possessing a registered user card issued pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or paragraph (8) of the following Article, the immigration inspector must clearly state that fact in the registered user card.

⑥Except for cases in which a seal of verification for landing is affixed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or in which the prescribed information is recorded pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4), the immigration inspector must transfer the foreign national to a special inquiry officer for conducting a hearing pursuant to the provisions of Article 10.

⑦Except for cases in which there are special provisions in Section 4, a foreign national must not land unless they have had a seal of verification for landing affixed to their passport pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article, Article 10, paragraph (8), or Article 11, paragraph (4), or in which they have had their prescribed information recorded pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) of this Article.

⑧If a foreign national residing in Japan seeks to depart from Japan with the intention of re-entering Japan and falls under all of the following items (except for item (iii) in the case of a special permanent resident) and wishes to have their prescribed information recorded pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) of this Article at the port of entry or departure at which the foreign national lands, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency may register that fact pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.

①If the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency registers the prescribed information on a foreign national who falls under Article (8), item (i), sub-item (c) of the preceding Article pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph, the Commissioner is to have an immigration inspector issue a registered user card to the foreign national.

②The information to be stated in the registered user card are the following:

③In accordance with the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order, the registered user card is to display a photograph of the foreign national registered pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (8) of the preceding Article.In this case, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency may use the photograph that was provided by the foreign national pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (3) and other provisions of the laws and regulations prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order.

④Beyond what is provided for in the preceding two paragraphs, the format of the registered user card, the particulars to be stated in the registered user card and other necessary particulars regarding the registered user card are to be provided for by Ministry of Justice Order.

⑤The Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency may record all or a part of the particulars set forth in the items of paragraph (2) and the information which is to be indicated pursuant to the provisions of the paragraph (3) on the registered user card in an electronic or magnetic means pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.

⑥The validity period of a registered user card is to be until the date on which three years have passed since the day of issuance or the expiration date of the passport possessed by the foreign national who was issued the registered user card, whichever comes earlier.

⑦A foreign national who has been issued with a registered user card may apply to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency for reissuance of the registered user card through the procedures specified in Ministry of Justice Order if the case falls under any of the following items:

⑧The Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency is to have an immigration inspector issue a new registered user card to the foreign national if an application has been filed pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph. With regard to the application of the provisions of paragraph (6) in this case, "the date of issuance" in the same paragraph is replaced with "the date of issuance of the registered user card pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) with regard to foreign nationals issued with a registered user card" and "the foreign national who was issued with a registered user card" is replaced with "the foreign national".

①If a foreign national is transferred to a special inquiry officer pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (4) or Article 9, paragraph (6), the special inquiry officer must promptly conduct an oral hearing for the foreign national.

②If the special inquiry officer conducts an oral hearing, its record must be prepared.

③The foreign national or an agent appearing upon their request may, in the course of the oral hearing, produce evidence and interrogate witnesses.

④The foreign national may have the attendance of one of their relatives or acquaintances with the permission of the special inquiry officer.

⑤The special inquiry officer may, ex officio or upon the request of the foreign national, order the appearance of witnesses, put them under oath and seek testimony in accordance with the procedures provided for by Ministry of Justice Order.

⑥The special inquiry officer may make inquiries to public offices or to public or private organizations and request necessary facts to be reported, if necessary for the oral hearing.

⑦If the special inquiry officer finds, as a result of the hearing, that the foreign national who has been transferred to the officer pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (4) does not fall under any of the items of paragraph (3) of Article 6, the officer is to promptly notify the foreign national of their findings and order the foreign national to depart Japan, and must also inform the captain of the vessel or aircraft or the aircraft who operates the vessel or aircraft by which the foreign national arrived; provided, however, that this does not apply if the foreign national provides the special inquiry officer with personal identification information in an electronic or magnetic means pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.

⑧If the special inquiry officer finds, as a result of the oral hearing, that the foreign national (in the case of a foreign national who has been transferred to the officer pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (4), this only applies to a foreign national who the special inquiry officer finds to under any item of Article 6, paragraph (3) or to a foreign national who provides the special inquiry officer with personal identification information in an electronic or magnetic means pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order; hereinafter the same applies in paragraph (10)) conforms to the conditions for landing as prescribed in Article 7, paragraph (1), the special inquiry officer must immediately affix the seal of verification for landing to the foreign national's passport.

⑨The provisions of Article 9, paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis to the seal of verification for landing set forth in the preceding paragraph.

⑩If the special inquiry officer finds, as a result of the oral hearing, that the foreign national does not conform to the conditions for landing prescribed in Article 7, paragraph (1), the officer is to promptly notify the foreign national of their findings and the reasons therefor, and must inform the foreign national that they may file an objection pursuant to the provisions of the following Article.

⑪If the foreign national, upon receipt of the notice set forth in the preceding paragraph, accepts the findings set forth in the preceding paragraph, the special inquiry officer is to order the foreign national to depart from Japan after the foreign national has signed a statement that they will not file an objection, and must also inform the captain of the vessel or aircraft or the carrier who operates the vessel or aircraft by which the foreign national arrived to that effect.

①If a foreign national who has received the notice set forth in paragraph (10) of the preceding Article has an objection to the findings, the foreign national may file an objection with the Minister of Justice within 3 days from the receipt of the notice by submitting a document stating the grounds of complaint to the supervising immigration inspector in accordance with the procedures provided for by Ministry of Justice Order.

②If the objection set forth in the preceding paragraph is filed, the supervising immigration inspector must submit to the Minister of Justice the records of the hearing as set forth in paragraph (2) of the preceding Article and other pertinent documents.

③If the Minister of Justice has received the objection pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the Minister must decide whether or not the objection is within reason and notify the supervising immigration inspector of the decision.

④The supervising immigration inspector, upon receiving a notice of decision from the Minister of Justice to the effect that the objection is within reason, must immediately affix the seal of verification for landing to the foreign national's passport.

⑤The provisions of Article 9, paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis to the case of affixing the seal of verification for landing set forth in the preceding paragraph.

⑥If the supervising immigration inspector has received a notice from the Minister of Justice regarding a decision to the effect that the objection is unreasonable, the Inspector must promptly inform the foreign national of the decision and order them to depart from Japan, and also inform the captain of the vessel or aircraft or the carrier who operates the vessel or aircraft by which the foreign national arrived to that effect.

①In making a decision as set forth in paragraph (3) of the preceding Article, the Minister of Justice may grant special permission for landing to the foreign national if they fall under any of the following items, even if the Minister finds that the objection filed is unreasonable:

②Regarding the application of paragraph (4) of the preceding article, the permission set forth in the preceding paragraph is deemed as a decision to the effect that the filed objection was within reason.

①If a supervising immigration inspector finds it specifically necessary during the process of the procedures for landing prescribed in this Chapter, the inspector may grant permission for provisional landing to a foreign national until completion of the procedures.

②If the supervising immigration inspector grants the permission set forth in the preceding paragraph, the inspector must issue a provisional landing permit to the foreign national.

③In granting the permission set forth in paragraph (1), the supervising immigration inspector may impose restrictions on the foreign national's place of residence and scope of activities, impose obligation to appear upon receiving summons, and other conditions found necessary pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order, and have the foreign national pay a deposit for an amount provided for by Ministry of Justice Order not exceeding 2 million yen in Japanese currency or an equivalent amount in a foreign currency.

④The deposit set forth in the preceding paragraph must be returned to the foreign national if the foreign national receives a seal of verification for landing pursuant to the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (8) or Article 11, paragraph (4), or if the foreign national is ordered to depart from Japan pursuant to the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (7) or (11) or Article 11, paragraph (6).

⑤If the foreign national who has been granted the permission set forth in paragraph (1) has violated the conditions imposed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3), and if the foreign national has fled or failed to respond to a summons without legitimate grounds, the supervising immigration inspector is to confiscate the whole or a part of the deposit set forth in the same paragraph pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.

⑥If the supervising immigration inspector has reasonable grounds to suspect that a foreign national who has been granted the permission set forth in paragraph (1) is likely to flee, the inspector may issue a written detention order and have the foreign national detained by an immigration control officer.

⑦The provisions of Articles 40, 41 and Article 42, paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis to the detention pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.In this case, "the written detention order set forth in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article" in Article 40 is replaced with "the written detention order set forth in Article 13, paragraph (6)"; "the suspect" with "the foreign national granted permission for provisional landing"; and "the summary of the facts of the suspected offense" with "grounds for detention", respectively. In Article 41, paragraph (1), the passage, "is to be within 30 days; provided, however, if a supervising immigration inspector finds that there are compelling reasons, they may extend the period for an additional 30 days" is replaced with "for a period of time preceding the completion of procedures for landing provided for in Chapter III which the supervising immigration inspector finds to be necessary"; and in paragraph (3) of the same Article and Article 42, paragraph (1), "a suspect" is deemed to be replaced with "a foreign national granted permission for provisional landing."

①In the event that a special inquiry officer or a supervising immigration inspector orders exclusion pursuant to the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (7) or (11) or Article 11, paragraph (6) respectively, if they find that the foreign national cannot immediately depart from Japan due to the operating schedule of the vessel or aircraft or for other reasons not attributable to the foreign national, the special inquiry officer or the supervising immigration inspector may permit the foreign national to stay in a designated facility (limited to a facility provided for by Ministry of Justice Order) in the vicinity of the port of entry or departure for a designated period, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.

②The special inquiry officer or the supervising immigration inspector, when they designate the facility and the period set forth in the preceding paragraph, must inform the captain of the vessel or aircraft or the carrier who operates the vessel or aircraft by which the foreign national arrived to that effect.

①An immigration inspector may grant a foreign national (except for crew members) aboard a vessel or aircraft permission for landing at a port of call if the foreign national seeks to go to an area outside of Japan via Japan and wishes to land and stay for not more than 72 hours in an area in the vicinity of the port of entry or departure upon an application from the captain of the vessel or aircraft or the carrier who operates the vessel or aircraft; provided, however, that this does not apply to a foreign national who falls under any of the items of Article 5, paragraph (1) (this excludes the case in which the provisions of Article 5-2 apply to a foreign national who falls under any of the items of Article 5, paragraph (1) based on the specific grounds set forth in Article 5-2 and no other grounds; the same applies hereinafter).

②If the immigration inspector finds it necessary for an examination pertaining to the permission set forth in the preceding paragraph, the inspector may require the foreign national to provide their personal identification information in an electronic or magnetic means pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.

③In granting the permission set forth in paragraph (1), the immigration inspector must affix a seal of verification for landing at the port of call in the passport possessed by the foreign national.

④In granting the permission set forth in paragraph (1), the immigration inspector may impose restrictions on the foreign national's period of landing, scope of activities and other conditions found necessary pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.

①An immigration inspector may grant a foreign national (except for crew members) aboard a designated passenger ship (a passenger ship in service on a route between Japan and an area outside of Japan which is designated by the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency taking into account the fact that measures of verifying the identity of the passengers are appropriately taken and other circumstances; the same applies hereinafter) landing permission for cruise ship tourists upon an application by the captain of the designated passenger ship or the carrier who operates the designated passenger ship, in accordance with the procedures provided for by Ministry of Justice Order, if the foreign national wishes to land and stay for no more than 30 days (7 days for foreign nationals aboard a designated passenger ship in service on a route in which the number of ports of call within Japan is one) until the time of departure from Japan, for the purpose of sightseeing while the designated passenger ship is in Japan, on the condition that the foreign national returns to the ship by the time the designated passenger ship is to depart from the port of entry or departure for each occasion they disembark from the ship at a Japanese port of entry or departure at which the designated passenger ship makes a port of call.

②An 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 an application by the captain of the designated passenger ship or the carrier who operates the designated passenger ship, in accordance with the procedures provided for by Ministry of Justice Order, if the foreign national wishes to land on multiple occasions and stay within 30 days for the purpose of sightseeing while the designated passenger ship is in Japan, on the condition that the foreign national returns to the ship by the time the designated passenger ship is to depart from the port of entry or departure for each occasion they disembark from the ship at a Japanese port of entry or departure at which the designated passenger ship makes a port of call.

③If an immigration inspector finds it necessary for an examination pertaining to the permission set forth in the preceding two paragraphs, the inspector may require the foreign national to provide their personal identification information in an electronic or magnetic means, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.

④In granting the permission set forth in paragraph (1) or (2), the immigration inspector must issue a landing permit for cruise ship tourists to the foreign national.

⑤In granting the permission set forth in paragraph (1) or (2), the immigration inspector may impose restrictions on the foreign national's period of landing, scope of activities and other conditions found necessary pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.

⑥The provisions of the proviso to paragraph (1) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the cases referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2).

⑦If the foreign national who has been granted the permission set forth in paragraph (2) seeks to land based on this permission, when the immigration inspector finds it necessary, the inspector may require the foreign national to provide their personal identification information in an electronic or magnetic means, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.

⑧In the case the foreign national who has been granted the permission set forth in paragraph (2) intends to land based on the permission, if the immigration inspector learns that the foreign national falls under any of the items of Article 5, paragraph (1), the inspector is to immediately cancel the permission.

⑨Except as provided for in the preceding paragraph, an immigration inspector may cancel the permission, in accordance with the procedures provided for by Ministry of Justice Order, if the inspector finds it inappropriate to continue to grant the permission to the foreign national who has been granted the permission set forth in paragraph (2).In this case, if the foreign national is in Japan, the officer is to designate a period necessary for the foreign national to depart from Japan.

①An 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 operates the vessel, if the foreign national wishes to land temporarily for the purpose of sightseeing while the vessel is in Japan, and to return to the vessel at another port of entry or departure at which the vessel is scheduled to call.

②An immigration inspector, upon application by the captain of the vessel or aircraft or the carrier who operates the vessel or aircraft, may grant a foreign national (except for crew members) aboard the vessel or aircraft permission for landing in transit if the foreign national wishes to go to an area outside of Japan via Japan and to depart from Japan within 3 days of their entry into Japan from another port of entry or departure in the vicinity of the port at which the foreign national entered Japan on board a vessel or aircraft other than the one on which the foreign national arrived in Japan.

③If the immigration inspector finds it necessary for an examination pertaining to the permission set forth in the preceding two paragraphs, the inspector may require the foreign national to provide their personal identification information in an electronic or magnetic means, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.

④In granting the permission set forth in paragraph (1) or (2), the immigration inspector must affix a seal of verification for landing in transit to the passport possessed by the foreign national.

⑤In granting the permission set forth in paragraph (1) or (2), the immigration inspector may impose restrictions on the foreign national's period of landing, transit route and other conditions found necessary pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.

⑥The provisions of the proviso to paragraph (1) of Article 14 apply mutatis mutandis to the cases referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Article.

①An immigration inspector may grant landing permission to crew members who are foreigners (including those who become crew members in Japan; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) who wish to land for a period not exceeding 15 days for the purpose of transferring to another vessel or aircraft (including the boarding of a vessel or aircraft), rest, shopping or other similar purposes upon application by the captain of the vessel or aircraft or the carrier who operates the vessel or aircraft (including the vessel or aircraft they are to board) in accordance with the procedures provided for by Ministry of Justice Order.

②An 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:

③If the immigration inspector finds it necessary for an examination pertaining to the permission set forth in the preceding two paragraphs, the inspector may require the foreign national to provide their personal identification information in an electronic or magnetic means, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.

④In granting the permission set forth in paragraph (1) or (2), the immigration inspector must issue a crew member's landing permit to the crew member.

⑤In granting the permission set forth in paragraph (1), the immigration inspector may impose restrictions on the crew member's period of landing, scope of activities (including the route to be taken in transit) and other conditions found necessary, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.

⑥The provisions of the proviso to Article 14, paragraph (1), apply mutatis mutandis to the cases referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Article.

⑦If the crew member who has been granted the permission set forth in paragraph (2) of this Article seeks to land based on that permission, the immigration inspector may, if found necessary, require the crew member to provide their personal identification information in an electronic or magnetic means, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.

⑧In the case the crew member who has been granted the permission set forth in paragraph (2) intends to land based on that permission, and if the immigration inspector learns that the crew member falls under any of the items of Article 5, paragraph (1), the inspector is to immediately cancel the permission.

⑨Except as provided for in the preceding paragraph, the immigration inspector may cancel the permission, in accordance with the procedures provided for by Ministry of Justice Order, if the inspector finds it inappropriate to continue to grant the permission.In this case, if the crew member is in Japan, the inspector is to designate a period necessary for the crew member to return to their ship or depart from Japan.

①In the case of disease or any other accident which requires emergency landing of a foreign national aboard a vessel or aircraft for the purpose of medical treatment, an immigration inspector may grant permission for emergency landing to the foreign national based on an application by the captain of the vessel or aircraft or the carrier who operates the vessel or aircraft until the grounds cease to exist, subject to a medical examination by a physician designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency.

②If the immigration inspector finds it necessary for an examination pertaining to the permission set forth in the preceding paragraph, the inspector may require the foreign national to provide their personal identification information in an electronic or magnetic means, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.

③In granting the permission set forth in paragraph (1), the immigration inspector must issue an emergency landing permit to the foreign national.

④If the permission set forth in paragraph (1) is granted, the captain of the vessel or aircraft or the carrier set forth in the same paragraph must pay the living expenses, medical treatment expenses, and funeral expenses and any other expenses incurred during the emergency landing period for the person granted emergency landing permission.

①If a vessel or aircraft is in distress and an immigration inspector finds it necessary for the rescue and protection of foreign national on board the vessel or aircraft or for any other urgent necessity, the inspector may grant the foreign national, landing permission due to distress based on an application by the mayor of the city, town or village who gives aid to the victims pursuant to the provisions of the Sea Casualties Rescue Act (Act No. 95 of 1899), on an application by the captain of a vessel or aircraft who gave aid to the foreign national, or the captain of the vessel or aircraft in distress or the carrier who operates the vessel or aircraft.

②The immigration inspector is to immediately grant permission for landing due to distress, notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if the foreign national set forth in the preceding paragraph has been transferred by a police officer or a coast guard officer.

③If the immigration inspector finds it necessary for an examination pertaining to the permission set forth in paragraph (1) of this Article, the inspector may require the foreign national to provide their personal identification information in an electronic or magnetic means, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order. The same applies if the inspector finds it necessary when the foreign national is handed over pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

④In granting the permission set forth in paragraph (1) or (2), the immigration inspector must issue a landing permit due to distress to the foreign national.

⑤In granting the permission set forth in paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), the immigration inspector may impose restrictions on the foreign national's period of landing, scope of activities and other conditions found necessary pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.

①An immigration inspector may grant landing permission for temporary refuge upon an application by a foreign national aboard a vessel or aircraft who is considered to fall under all of the following items:

②If the immigration inspector finds it necessary for an examination pertaining to the permission pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the inspector may require the foreign national to provide their personal identification information in an electronic or magnetic means, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.

③In granting the permission pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the immigration inspector must issue a landing permit for temporary refuge to the foreign national.

④In granting the permission pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the immigration inspector may impose restrictions on the foreign national's period of landing, place of residence, scope of activities and other conditions found necessary, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.