If you have a valid residence card and have left Japan with a special re-entry permit and re-enter Japan, you do not need to do any special procedures, unlike "newly-entry" procedures. Still, you are required to check the website of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and follow the appropriate entry procedures.

After entering Japan, please follow the procedures below and report your entry to the International Office.

【For your reference】Please note some of the reference are explained in Japanese.

●Ministry of Foreign Affairs Measures for Resuming Cross-Border Travel (June 2022)

（English）https://www.mofa.go.jp/ca/cp/page22e_000925.html

●The color-coded classification of countries and regions based on the current New Measures for border control (28) (PDF)

●Vaccine certificate deemed valid for entry into Japan from overseas (PDF)

●"To Anyone Entering/Returning to Japan" (Health Monitoring Center for Overseas Entrants (HCO), Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare)