# 出入国管理及び難民認定法 / Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act — 第七章 (Chapter 7)
- Law: 出入国管理及び難民認定法 (Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act), 昭和二十六年政令第三百十九号
- English title "Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Issued as a Cabinet Order and given the force of an Act, which is why its number says 政令: Some rules made during the Allied occupation were issued as Cabinet Orders, as orders implementing Japan's acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration, and an Act passed in 1952 gave them the force of an Act. They keep the Cabinet Order number they were issued under, which is why e-Gov lists the law as an Act while its number says 政令 (Cabinet Order). The Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法) is one: it was promulgated in 1951 as the Immigration Control Order (出入国管理令), Cabinet Order No. 319 of 1951, has had the force of an Act under Article 4 of Act No. 126 of 1952, took its present title on 1 January 1982, and every amendment on e-Gov's record of it was made by an Act.
- Provision: 第七章 (Chapter 7) — address `ch-7`
- Text: the text as amended with effect from 2029-03-31 (On a day set by Cabinet Order, no later than 31 March 2029. The exact day is not fixed yet.) — NOT yet in force (revision 20290331_508AC0000000032)
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## 第七章 日本人の出国及び帰国 — Chapter VII Departure from and Return to Japan of Japanese Nationals
heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System
ch-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-7
### 第六十条（日本人の出国） — (Departure of Japanese Nationals)
caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System
art-60 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-7#art-60
**第一項** 本邦外の地域に赴く意図をもつて出国する日本人（乗員を除く。次条第一項において同じ。）は、有効な旅券を所持し、その者が出国する出入国港において、法務省令で定める手続により、入国審査官から出国の確認を受けなければならない。
art-60/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-7#art-60/par-1
A Japanese national (except for crew members; the same applies in paragraph (1) of the following Article) who departs from Japan with the intention of going to an area outside of Japan, is to possess a valid passport and must receive confirmation of the departure from an immigration inspector in accordance with the procedures provided by Ministry of Justice Order, at the port of entry or departure from which the person departs.
machine translation, not official
**第二項** 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。
art-60/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-7#art-60/par-2
The Japanese national set forth in the preceding paragraph must not depart from Japan unless they have received confirmation of the departure from Japan.
Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System
### 第六十条の二（日本人の出国確認の留保） — Deferment of Confirmation of Departure of Japanese Nationals
caption: machine translation, not official
art-60-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-7#art-60-2
**第一項** 入国審査官は、日本人が本邦外の地域に赴く意図をもつて出国しようとする場合において、関係機関から当該日本人が次の各号のいずれかに該当する者である旨の通知を受けているときは、前条の出国の確認を受けるための手続がされた時から二十四時間を限り、その者について出国の確認を留保することができる。
art-60-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-7#art-60-2/par-1
In the case where a Japanese national seeks to depart from Japan with the intention of going to an area outside of Japan, if an immigration inspector has received a notice from a relevant agency to the effect that the Japanese national is a person who falls under any of the following items, the immigration inspector may withhold confirmation of the departure of that person for a period limited to 24 hours from the time when the procedures for receiving the confirmation of the departure set forth in the preceding Article were carried out:
machine translation, not official
**一** 出国の制限を受けている者（裁判所の許可を受けている者を除く。）
art-60-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-7#art-60-2/par-1/item-1
a person who is subject to a departure restriction (excluding a person who has obtained the permission of the court);
machine translation, not official
**二** 死刑若しくは無期若しくは長期三年以上の拘禁刑に当たる罪につき訴追されている者（当該訴追に係る刑につき出国の制限を受けている者を除く。）又はこれらの罪を犯した疑いにより逮捕状、勾引状、勾留状若しくは鑑定留置状が発せられている者
art-60-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-7#art-60-2/par-1/item-2
a person who is being prosecuted for a crime punishable by the death penalty, life imprisonment, or imprisonment with a maximum term of 3 years or more (excluding a person who is subject to a departure restriction with respect to the punishment pertaining to that prosecution), or a person for whom an arrest warrant, a subpoena, a detention warrant or a warrant of detention for expert examination has been issued on suspicion of having committed any of these crimes;
machine translation, not official
**三** 拘禁刑以上の刑に処せられ、その刑の全部につき執行猶予の言渡しを受けなかつた者で、刑の執行を終わるまで、又は執行を受けることがなくなるまでのもの（当該刑につき、出国の制限を受けている者、仮釈放中の者及びその一部の執行猶予の言渡しを受けて執行猶予中の者を除く。）
art-60-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-7#art-60-2/par-1/item-3
a person who has been sentenced to imprisonment or a severer penalty and has not been granted suspension of execution of the entire sentence, until the person has completed the sentence or until they cease to be subject to the execution of the sentence (excluding, with respect to that sentence, those subject to a departure restriction, those released on parole, and those for whom part of the sentence was subject to suspended execution and are currently under suspension of execution of the sentence);
machine translation, not official
**四** 逃亡犯罪人引渡法の規定により仮拘禁許可状又は拘禁許可状が発せられている者
art-60-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-7#art-60-2/par-1/item-4
a person for whom a provisional detention permit or a detention permit has been issued pursuant to the provisions of the Act of Extradition.
machine translation, not official
**第二項** 入国審査官は、前項の規定により出国の確認を留保したときは、直ちに同項の通知をした機関にその旨を通報しなければならない。
art-60-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-7#art-60-2/par-2
If an immigration inspector has withheld confirmation of departure pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the inspector must immediately inform the agency that gave the notice set forth in the same paragraph to that effect.
machine translation, not official
### 第六十一条（日本人の帰国） — (Return to Japan of Japanese Nationals)
caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System
art-61 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-7#art-61
**第一項** 本邦外の地域から本邦に帰国する日本人（乗員を除く。）は、有効な旅券（有効な旅券を所持することができないときは、日本の国籍を有することを証する文書）を所持し、その者が上陸する出入国港において、法務省令で定める手続により、入国審査官から帰国の確認を受けなければならない。
art-61/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-7#art-61/par-1
A Japanese national (except for crew members) who returns to Japan from an area outside of Japan is to possess a valid passport (a document that certifies Japanese nationality if they are unable to possess a valid passport) and must receive confirmation of their return to Japan from an immigration inspector in accordance with the procedures provided by Ministry of Justice Order, at the port of entry or departure at which the person lands.
Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System
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## Cites
- art-60/par-1: 次条第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十条の二第一項 (Article 60-2, paragraph (1)), art-60-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-7#art-60-2/par-1
- art-60/par-2: 前項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十条第一項 (Article 60, paragraph (1)), art-60/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-7#art-60/par-1
- art-60-2/par-1: 前条 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十条 (Article 60), art-60 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-7#art-60
- art-60-2/par-2: 前項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十条の二第一項 (Article 60-2, paragraph (1)), art-60-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-7#art-60-2/par-1
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## Sources
- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 出入国管理及び難民認定法 — the text as 令和八年法律第三十二号 leaves it, from a date not yet fixed (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20290331_508AC0000000032), retrieved 2026-10-05
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3624/tb), retrieved 2026-09-13
- claude-opus-5[1m] — Machine translation, batch immigration-control-act-20260913T134912-027, translated 2026-09-13
- claude-opus-5[1m] — Machine translation, batch immigration-control-act-20260918T121515-002, translated 2026-09-18
- This site's parser, version 209 — 出入国管理及び難民認定法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-05