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No restrictions for people with HIV/AIDS.
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HIV-specific entry and residence regulations for Japan
In Japan, there are no specific entry or residence regulations for people with HIV/AIDS.
(Source: 1)
There are no restrictions for people with HIV/AIDS. There are no specific legal regulations concerning people with AIDS.
Neither a medical certificate nor an HIV test result is required when entering the country. Foreigners with a known HIV infection are not subject to specific residence regulations. There are no regulations regarding the control, deportation or expulsion of those concerned.
Antiretroviral medication can be carried for personal use. A so called “Yakkan Certificate” is required, especially for quantities beyond a 2 month supply. Additional information (in japanese only) is available at http://kouseikyoku.mhlw.go.jp/kantoshinetsu/yakkan_shoumei.html.
(Source: 2)
The U.S. Department of State is unaware of any HIV/AIDS entry restrictions for visitors to or foreign residents of Japan.
(Source: 3)
HIV treatment information for Japan
no source
HIV information / HIV NGOs in Japan
Global Criminalisation of HIV Transmission Scan
The Global Criminalisation Scan is an initiative of GNP+. It aims to collect and keep up to date information on national and state level laws criminalising the transmission of or exposure to HIV. It also aims to provide an easily accessible ‘clearing-house’ of resources, research, and initiatives on the subject and to provide a platform for advocacy initiatives.
Find out more about the scan and the criminalisation of HIV transmission legislation at
http://criminalisation.gnpplus.net/.
Sources
- Embassy of Germany, Tokyo, 14 January 2000
reconfirmed December 7, 2007
- Embassy of Japan, Berlin, March 17, 2008
- U.S. Department Of State; Bureau of Consular Affairs; https://travel.state.gov, December 20, 2018, consulted March 22, 2022
updated: 3/22/2022
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