1, Asia-Pacific region: China, Korea, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Timor-Leste, Fiji, Micronesia, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Tuvalu, Cyprus, Israel, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Kyrgyzstan.
2. Europe: all countries in Western and Eastern Europe.
Africa: Morocco, Seychelles, South Africa, Mauritius, Tunisia, Senegal, Malawi, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland. etc
List of countries that have signed visa-free agreements with Japan
Within 6 months: Austria, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Switzerland, Britain (British citizens only).
Within 3 months: Argentina, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominica, El Salvador, Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal (excluding present or past Portugal)
Within 90 days: Andorra, Australia, Barbados, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Monaco, New Zealand, Poland, United States.
/kloc-within 0/4 days: Brunei.
As of 20 1 8,65438+10,1,Japanese ordinary passport holders can visit 175 countries or regions visa-free, ranking third in the Heinz visa restriction index. Since 2003, Japanese ordinary passport holders can go to China to visit relatives and friends, engage in business activities, and travel for short periods. As long as it does not exceed 15 days, they can be exempted from applying for a Chinese visa.
Japanese passport is the only passport in OECD, G8, G20 and other international organizations that can enter the whole Greater China region (Chinese mainland, Hongkong, Macau and Taiwan Province Province) without a visa.
Japan's latest three-year visa-free regulations: Japan's three-year multiple-entry visa refers to a three-year multiple-entry visa for individual tourists, with a maximum stay of 30 nights, 3 1 day, and once in Japan 18 1 day.
legal ground
Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Exit and Entry Administration Article 9 China citizens shall apply for passports or travel documents when leaving or entering the country. China citizens who want to go to other countries or regions also need to obtain visas or other entry permits. However, unless otherwise stipulated by the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, our government has signed visa-free agreements with other countries. China citizens who leave or enter the country as seafarers and work on foreign ships shall apply for a seaman's certificate according to law.