The captain of a vessel or aircraft or the carrier who operates a vessel or aircraft that has on board a foreign national falling under any of the following items must promptly send the foreign national outside of Japan at their own expense and responsibility via the same vessel or aircraft or any other vessel or aircraft owned by the same carrier:
a person denied landing pursuant to the provisions of Chapter III, Section 1 or 2;
第三章第一節又は第二節の規定により上陸を拒否された者
a person deported for falling under any of items (v) through (vi)-4 of Article 24;
第二十四条第五号から第六号の四までのいずれかに該当して本邦からの退去強制を受けた者
Changes by (Act No. 32 of 2026)
excluding those persons prescribed in the preceding item, out of those who were deported within 5 years of their landing date for falling under any of the items of Article 24, the person whom the captain of the vessel or aircraft or the carrier who operated the vessel or aircraft at the time of their landing is found to have obviously known the existence of grounds for deportation.
In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, if the carrier cannot send the foreign national back via the vessel or aircraft prescribed in the same paragraph, the carrier must promptly send the foreign national back via another vessel or aircraft at their own expense and responsibility.
Changes by (Act No. 32 of 2026)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, out of the expense and responsibility that should be borne by the captain of a vessel or aircraft or the carrier who operates the vessel or aircraft pursuant to those provisions, a supervising immigration inspector may exempt the captain or the carrier from all or part of the expenses and responsibility arising from keeping at a Departure Waiting Facility, limited to those pertaining to a foreign national who possesses a valid passport with a visa issued by a Japanese consular officer, etc.
foreign national
「外国人」
Anyone who does not hold Japanese nationality.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies throughout the law
vessels, etc.machine translation
「船舶等」
Ships and aircraft.
Short name set inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (ii)
Japanese consular officer, etc.
「日本国領事官等」
A Japanese ambassador, minister or consular officer stationed abroad.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (iv)· 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
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
supervising immigration inspector
「主任審査官」
A senior immigration inspector designated by the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xi)· applies throughout the law
departure waiting facilitymachine translation
「出国待機施設」
A facility near a port of entry or departure, specified by Ministry of Justice Order (法務省令), where a foreign national ordered to leave Japan who cannot leave at once may be allowed to stay under Article 13-2.
Defined inArticle 55-14, paragraph (1)· applies only in this paragraph and in Article 59, paragraph (3)