Japan ("State of Japan") is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The Kanji that make up Japan's name mean "sun origin", and Japan is often called "Land of the Rising Sun".
Japan is a stratovolcanic archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which make up about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area. Japan's population of 126 million is the world's tenth largest. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the de facto capital of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the world's largest metropolitan area, with over 30 million residents.
Archaeological research indicates that Japan was inhabited as early as the Upper Palaeolithic period. The first written mention of Japan is in Chinese history texts from the 1st century AD. Influence from other regions, mainly Imperial China, followed by periods of isolation, later from Western European influence, has characterized Japan's history. From the 12th century until 1868, Japan was ruled by successive feudal military shoguns in the name of the Emperor. Japan entered into a long period of isolation in the early 17th century, which was only ended in 1853 when a United States fleet pressured Japan to open to the West. Nearly two decades of internal conflict and insurrection followed before the Meiji Emperor was restored as head of state in 1868 and the Empire of Japan was proclaimed, with the Emperor as a divine symbol of the nation. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, victories in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War and World War I allowed Japan to expand its em pire during a period of increasing militarism. The Second Sino-Japanese War of 1937 expanded into part of World War II in 1941, which came to an end in 1945 following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Since adopting its revised constitution in 1947, Japan has maintained a unitary constitutional monarchy with an emperor and an elected legislature called the National Diet.
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Short Term Visa: (A stay of up to 90 days for tourism, business, attending conference, visiting friends, etc., that does not include paid activities.)
Tourist Visa: Required Documents:
- Application with Photo
- Passport
- Travel Booking (Travel itinerary and Hotel Booking)
- Document to prove ability to pay for travel expenses –
- Latest Income Tax Return
- Bank Statements of last 6 months
- Organized by tour operator registered with Government of India and designated by Japanese side will enjoy simplified procedure.
(If any Tour Operator intends get his/her company registered with the Embassy
Visiting Friends/Acquaintance: Required Documents
- Application with Photo
- Passport
- Travel Booking (Travel itinerary and Hotel Booking)
- Document to prove ability to pay for travel expenses -
- Latest Income Tax Return
- Bank Statements of last 6 months
Document to be provided from Japan
- Letter of reason for Invitation in original
- List of Visa Applicants
- When the gurantor is to shoulder the above mentioned travel expenses -
- Letter of guarantee
- Any one of the following document: Certificate of Income or Certificate of deposit balance or Duplicate of final tax return or Certificate of tax payment
Note: When the gurantor is a foreign national (non-Japanese), submit a copy of Passport (pages of status items; entry/departure and permission of residence) and copy of the certificate of alien registration (Alien card)
Business Visa: Required Documents:
Business affairs/Market research/Conferences
- Application with Photo
- Passport
- Travel Booking (Travel itinerary and Hotel Booking)
- Certificate of Employment/Salary Bank Statement
- Travel requisition by employer
Documents to be provided from Japan
- Either of the following documents to explain activities in Japan:
- Letter of reason for invitation or
- A contract of transaction between companies
- Schedule of stay
When an inviting company/organization is to shoulder the above mention travel expenses, submit
- Letter of gurantee
- A certified copy of the incorporation register or an overview of company/organization.
Note - A company listed on stock exchange does not need to submit a copy of the incorporation register or an overview of the company/organization.
- When an individual is extending an invitation, submit the Certifiacte of Employment in lieu of a copy of the incorporation register or an overview of the company/organization.
Multiple entry visa for business visitor (up to 5 yrs.)
A letter of request from a duly recognized company or employer
A request from Chamber of Commerce or Business Organizations
India : CII, FICCI, NASSCOM, ASSOCHAM
Japan : KEIDANREN