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• いち
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• 2021/04/08 20:09

https://www.muenchen.de.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_ja/704.html

most importantly, test certificate ！

・ negative test certificate for corona test performed within 72 hours prior to local departure
・ signed or stamped by a physician

○real time RT-PCR method （ real time reverse transcription PCR ）
○LAMP method （ Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification ）
○ TMA method （ Transcription Mediated Amplification ）
○ TRC method （ Transcription Reverse-transcription Concerted reaction ）
○ Smart Amp method （ Smart Amplification process ）
○ NEAR method （ Nicking Enzyme Amplification Reaction ）
○ Next Generation Sequence Method （ Next Generation Sequence ）
○ Quantitative Antigen Test （ Quantitative Antigen Test ） (CLEIA ）
（ Note ） Qualitative Antigen Test （ Qualitative Antigen Test ） and rapid antigen test commonly used in Germany （ Antigen Schnelltest ） is not recognized as a valid test method by the Japanese government.

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• 兄さん
• 2021/04/21 (Wed) 03:23
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・ Various problems have arisen in boarding procedures at departure and quarantine upon arrival in Japan over the validity of the new coronavirus test certificate required for entry into Japan.
In order to avoid such problems, the MHLW recommends that test certificates be obtained using the designated format （ A German version has been newly added to the test certificate format ） .
● Methods of testing specified by the MHLW ・ Regarding the method of specimen collection, we have already informed you in Newsletter No. 690 and No. 704, etc. Please refer again to 3 in the text below. The Antigen-Schnelltest （ Rapid Antigen Test ）, which is widely used in Germany, is not recognized as a valid test method, and the laryngopharyngeal swab （ Throat Swab / Rachenabstrich ）, a common specimen in Germany, is not recognized as a valid specimen for collection.
●Please see 4 in the following text for laboratories in Bavaria and Baden ＝ Württemberg that are allowed to enter test results in the format designated by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
●In addition, when entering Japan ・ after （ transit ） through Germany from a third country, you are required to present a negative test result of a corona test conducted within 48 hours "before" entering Germany in Germany.

1. Obtain a valid test certificate
After March 19, all entrants to Japan must have a negative coronary test certificate （ conducted within 72 hours "prior to departure" See 3 below for test method and specimen collection method ）. See 3 below for test method and specimen collection method .
There have been cases where passengers have been prevented from boarding the scheduled aircraft at the place of departure or have been prevented from landing in Japan in accordance with the Quarantine Law upon arrival in Japan, even though they were allowed to board the aircraft.

2 Recommendation to use the format designated by MHLW
（ 1 ） To avoid such problems, the MHLW recommends the use of the inspection certificate format designated by the MHLW whenever possible.
Please see the following link for the designated format of the inspection certificate （ A new German version has also been added ） . This format must be completed by the local laboratory and signed or stamped by the physician to be valid.
○ Presentation of the Certificate of Inspection （ Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare ）
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/0000121431_00248.html
○ Valid Inspection Certification Format and Verification of Inspection Certificate （ Q&A ） （ Ministry of Foreign Affairs ）
https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/ca/fna/page25_001994.html

（ 2 ） If there is no medical institution that can issue examination certificates in the above designated format, the use of any format is not prohibited, but it may take time to confirm the contents when boarding an aircraft or entering Japan. In some cases, the applicant may be denied boarding or may not be allowed to enter Japan based on the Quarantine Law.
In addition, the following items must be included in the optional format.
（ a. ） Personal details （ Name, passport number, nationality, date of birth, sex ）
（ b. ） Corona test certification details （ Testing method （ Collection described in the specified format. ）, test result, date and time of specimen collection, date of determination of test result, date of issuance of test certificate ）
（ c ） Information on medical institution （ name of medical institution （ or physician ）, address of medical institution, seal of medical institution （ or physician's signature, electronic signature, letterhead ） ）

3. Method of examination ・ Method of specimen collection
Method of examination ・ For the method of specimen collection and cases not accepted as a valid examination certificate, please refer to the following Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) website. Test certificates based on other than the test specimens and methods recognized as valid by the MHLW will be treated as invalid by the Japanese quarantine office.
○Requirements for the test certificate required at the time of entry into Japan （ Specimen, test method, and test time ） （ Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare ）
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/000770638.pdf
Please note that Antigen-Schnelltest （ Antigen rapid test ） which is widely used in Germany is not recognized as a valid test method. Please note that Throat Swab/Rachenabstrich ） is not recognized as a valid specimen collection method.

4 Bavaria, Baden ＝ Corona laboratories in Wuerttemberg
（ 1 ） The laboratories we are currently aware of in both states that can fill out the format specified by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare are listed on our website below. The following is a list of laboratories that can fill out the MHLW format in both states. However, since the details of the handling of samples differ from laboratory to laboratory, and the details of the handling may change in the future, please make sure to confirm the testing method ・ sample collection method, business hours, etc. before using this service.
（ 2 ） The following laboratories are listed based on information provided by our customers. If you know of any laboratories other than those listed below that can be included in the format, please introduce them to us.
（ 3 ） We do not prevent the use of laboratories other than those listed below, but if you wish to use other laboratories, please make sure to check 2 and 3 above by yourself.

*Bavaria, Baden ＝ Corona Inspection Agency of Württemberg
https://www.muenchen.de.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_ja/corona.kennsakikan.html

5 Returning to Japan ・ Entry Flow
Entry to Japan as informed so far ・ Basic Flow for Returning to Japan （ Present inspection certificate, submit written pledge, carry smartphone and register necessary apps, submit questionnaire and No change to the requirements for submission of questionnaires, corona test on arrival, etc. ）. Please refer to the following MHLW website for details.
○New measures for water border control （ Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare ）
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/0000121431_00209.html

[For inquiries about this matter]
○MHLW New Coronavirus Infectious Disease Consultation Service （ Strengthening Quarantine ）
If calling from overseas ： +81-3-3595-2176 （ Available in Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean ）
When calling from within Japan ： 0120-565-653
Inquiries accepted ： 9:00 am Japan time ～ 9:00 pm （ Weekends and holidays also available ）

6 Transit through Germany （ Transit ） and return to Japan ・ Entering
Return to Japan from a third country ・ Entering Germany （ Frankfurt etc. ） transit （ ） through Germany Frankfurt, etc., you will be required to present a negative corona test certificate conducted "within 48 hours prior to entry into Germany" when entering Germany. This measure will be in effect until May 12 for the time being, but may be extended.
○ Introduction of Corona test certificate before entering Germany
https://www.de.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_ja/konsular_coronavirus260321.html

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• mj
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• 2026/08/31 01:54

I currently have a family law case regarding child custody pending outside of California and am looking for someone who can provide urgent consultation ・ and assistance.

I am looking for an attorney who can consult ・ and communicate with me in Japanese.

If you know of any attorneys, legal aid organizations, or legal assistance programs for low-income individuals who have experience with custody issues and interstate jurisdiction matters and can handle this at the lowest possible cost, I would greatly appreciate any information you can provide.

As time is of the essence, if you know of anyone who can provide a consultation soon or any support organizations, I would greatly appreciate any information you can provide.

Thank you in advance.

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• mj
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• 2026/08/31 01:50

I currently have a family law case regarding child custody pending in Texas and am looking for someone who can provide urgent consultation ・ and assistance.

I am looking for an attorney who can consult ・ and communicate with me in Japanese.

If you know of any attorneys, legal aid organizations, pro bono services, or legal assistance programs for low-income individuals who have experience with custody issues and interstate jurisdiction matters and can handle the case at the lowest possible cost, we would greatly appreciate any information you can provide.

Since I currently live outside of Texas, I am looking for someone who can provide ・ online consultations.

As time is of the essence, I would greatly appreciate any information from anyone who knows of a professional or support organization that can provide a consultation as soon as possible.

Thank you in advance.

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• まさみ
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• 2026/08/18 09:44

Since I’m getting older, I’d like to leave a will for my sons.
What’s the typical fee for a consultation? ？
Is there a system like the one in Japan where the first 30 minutes are free? ？

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#2

• Zion
• 2026/08/20 (Thu) 03:08
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Masami

I live in Hawaii, but since things vary greatly depending on the lawyer and the time period,

it’s wise to ask an AI. For details like what they’re like or how old they look, I think the experiences of people who’ve recently used a lawyer would be helpful.

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• ocean side
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• 2026/07/22 20:20

If anyone has had a similar experience with Global Entry and TSA, please let me know.
This was my first time using Global Entry to return to Japan. While I was able to use Global Entry without any issues when returning to the U.S., I was unable to use TSA PreCheck.
When I checked at the JAL counter, I was told that the issue might be because the name registered with Global Entry didn’t exactly match the name on my passport.
When I applied for Global Entry, I couldn’t apply using my Japanese passport name, so I applied using the name I’m registered under in the U.S. As a result, although the name differs from the one on my passport, I entered my Japanese name in the “Other names （ Other names ）” field, and my application was approved based on that information.
If anyone has had a similar experience or knows how to handle this situation, I would really appreciate your advice.

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• rak
• 2026/08/04 (Tue) 23:49
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I think I’m in the same situation. Just the other day, when I went to Japan, my flight ticket was under my passport name, but my Global Entry information didn’t match because I changed my last name after getting married, so I couldn’t use TSA. However, I’ve been able to use TSA when traveling to remote islands.
When I returned to Hawaii this time, I asked a Global Entry representative which name was on file for me, and it turns out it was the one on my passport, not the one in the Global Entry system. I still don’t quite understand how the system works.

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• アグさん
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• 2026/04/03 08:24

Fiscal year 2026.
We will have our first gathering of the fiscal year.

Date ： April 12, 2026 （ Day ）
10 ： 00 ～ 12 ： 00
Venue ： Shirogane Orthopedic Clinic
（ 1 Shirogane-cho Ichihara City － 70 ）
Access ： From Yawatajuku Station on Uchibo Line
25 min. walk （ Buses are closed on Sunday ） Private cars allowed Parking lot available
Capacity ： About 20 people ♬ ♪
Program ： ① Self-introduction, update, chat
② My health, language practice, what I keep doing
③ Singing (Ogawa)

Application ： Please send to the following e-mail address ① Name ② Address ③ Cell phone number ④ E-mail address
⑤ Speech pathologist in charge and hospital ・ Name of facility
Contact ： Speech pathologist, Chiba Workers' Hospital, Rehabilitation Department Iwamoto ・ Ikeda
Phone ： 0436 － 74 － 1111 （ Representative ） （ Mon ～ Fri 16 ： after 30 ）
Email ： kotoba.ichihara@ gmail.com
Deadline ： April 6 （ Mon ）
Main Sponsor ： Meet up ！ Ichihara Aphasia Friendship Association （ President Yamaguchi ）
＊ Please wear a non-woven mask to prevent infection on the day. Please wear a non-woven cloth mask on the day of the event to prevent infection. Please bring your own drink


Thank you, no charge.

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#2

• たれぱんだ
• 2026/04/13 (Mon) 07:20
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Unfortunately, I will not be able to visit on the day of the event, but I see that it is a wonderful activity. I wish you all a wonderful time of exchange ！
I wish you a pleasant time.

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• アグさん
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• 2026/04/03 08:30

Fiscal year 2026.
We will have our first gathering of the fiscal year.

Date ： April 12, 2026 （ Day ）
10 ： 00 ～ 12 ： 00
Venue ： Shirogane Orthopedic Clinic
（ 1 Shirogane-cho Ichihara City － 70 ）
Access ： From Yawatajuku Station on Uchibo Line
25 min. walk （ Buses are closed on Sunday ） Private cars allowed Parking lot available
Capacity ： About 20 people ♬ ♪
Program ： ① Self-introduction, update, chat
② My health, language practice, what I keep doing
③ Singing (Ogawa)

Application ： Please send to the following e-mail address ① Name ② Address ③ Cell phone number ④ E-mail address
⑤ Speech pathologist in charge and hospital ・ Name of facility
Contact ： Speech pathologist, Chiba Workers' Hospital, Rehabilitation Department Iwamoto ・ Ikeda
Phone ： 0436 － 74 － 1111 （ Representative ） （ Mon ～ Fri 16 ： after 30 ）
Email ： kotoba.ichihara@ gmail.com
Deadline ： April 6 （ Mon ）
Main Sponsor ： Meet up ！ Ichihara Aphasia Friendship Association （ President Yamaguchi ）
＊ Please wear a non-woven mask to prevent infection on the day. Please wear a non-woven cloth mask on the day of the event to prevent infection. Please bring your own drink


Thank you, no charge.

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• アグさん
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• 2026/04/03 08:22

Fiscal year 2026.
We will have our first gathering of the fiscal year.

Date ： April 12, 2026 （ Day ）
10 ： 00 ～ 12 ： 00
Venue ： Shirogane Orthopedic Clinic
（ 1 Shirogane-cho Ichihara City － 70 ）
Access ： From Yawatajuku Station on Uchibo Line
25 min. walk （ Buses are closed on Sunday ） Private cars allowed Parking lot available
Capacity ： About 20 people ♬ ♪
Program ： ① Self-introduction, update, chat
② My health, language practice, what I keep doing
③ Singing (Ogawa)

Application ： Please send to the following e-mail address ① Name ② Address ③ Cell phone number ④ E-mail address
⑤ Speech pathologist in charge and hospital ・ Name of facility
Contact ： Speech pathologist, Chiba Workers' Hospital, Rehabilitation Department Iwamoto ・ Ikeda
Phone ： 0436 － 74 － 1111 （ Representative ） （ Mon ～ Fri 16 ： after 30 ）
Email ： kotoba.ichihara@ gmail.com
Deadline ： April 6 （ Mon ）
Main Sponsor ： Meet up ！ Ichihara Aphasia Friendship Association （ President Yamaguchi ）
＊ Please wear a non-woven mask to prevent infection on the day. Please wear a non-woven cloth mask on the day of the event to prevent infection. Please bring your own drink


Thank you, no charge.

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• アグさん
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• 2026/04/03 08:18

Fiscal year 2026.
We will have our first gathering of the fiscal year.

Date ： April 12, 2026 （ Day ）
10 ： 00 ～ 12 ： 00
Venue ： Shirogane Orthopedic Clinic
（ 1 Shirogane-cho Ichihara City － 70 ）
Access ： From Yawatajuku Station on Uchibo Line
25 min. walk （ Buses are closed on Sunday ） Private cars allowed Parking lot available
Capacity ： About 20 people ♬ ♪
Program ： ① Self-introduction, update, chat
② My health, language practice, what I keep doing
③ Singing (Ogawa)

Application ： Please send to the following e-mail address ① Name ② Address ③ Cell phone number ④ E-mail address
⑤ Speech pathologist in charge and hospital ・ Name of facility
Contact ： Speech pathologist, Chiba Workers' Hospital, Rehabilitation Department Iwamoto ・ Ikeda
Phone ： 0436 － 74 － 1111 （ Representative ） （ Mon ～ Fri 16 ： after 30 ）
Email ： kotoba.ichihara@ gmail.com
Deadline ： April 6 （ Mon ）
Main Sponsor ： Meet up ！ Ichihara Aphasia Friendship Association （ President Yamaguchi ）
＊ Please wear a non-woven mask to prevent infection on the day. Please wear a non-woven cloth mask on the day of the event to prevent infection. Please bring your own drink


Thank you, no charge.

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• good health
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• 2025/11/03 20:58

I am planning to go to Japan for the first time in a long time. Before Corona, I used to rent a Japanese cell phone or portable Wi-Fi when going to Japan. When I went to Canada, I used Verizon's Travel Pass. I used Wi-Fi in hotels in Canada to access the Internet. I would like to know what you do when you go to Japan ？ I would like to get your advice because I am not good with tech. I would like to confirm that
I can make phone calls and text when I use Verizon's travel plan, but I can only use the Internet in hotels and shopping centers that have Wi-Fi. It is enough, though.
If I use eSIM, does it mean that I can only use internet in Japan or do I need Verizon travel plan at the same time ？ ？
If I use Verizon travel plan, do I turn on roaming in Japan? ？
Sorry for all the stupid questions 🙇‍ ♀ ️Please advise me 🙇.

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#21

• ポケ
• 2025/11/19 (Wed) 06:29
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Unlimited is good if you don't mind slowdowns ！

I don't know anything difficult, so I can always use it normally. I can expect to panic if it suddenly slows down or stops while I'm driving, so I'm excited to get unlimited.

I think people who understand how much they use, GB and capacity, can save more.

Last year I don't remember my battery running that low if I charged it in the morning and went and used it occasionally on the road, but this year I was often frustrated because I just used it a little and it ran out of charge quickly.

Last year I didn't carry a mobile charger with me, but this year if I didn't have a mobile charger, the battery was completely dead before the evening.

It is quite heavy to carry mobile charger, smartphone, and pocket Wi-Fi. But I think it is a sacrifice to make my stay in unfamiliar Japan as convenient as possible.

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• .倍金萬
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• 2025/11/20 (Thu) 03:52
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＞ I turned it on only when I wanted to make a call, since there was no incoming call.

This is too old a story to be of any help, but it was around 2012 when I stayed overnight in Dogo Onsen Town in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture on a walking pilgrimage to Shikoku on a trip to Japan, and the next morning I was walking through the city to the next temple, No. 52, Taiyama-ji. The next morning, I was walking through the city to the next temple, 52nd Taisanji Temple, when my cell phone rang through my pocket WiFi.

When I picked up the phone, it was a friend of my wife's (XX) and she said, "I tried to call you but you didn't answer, so I called your husband. \If you are there, can you please take over the phone?

That's not good. I picked up the phone and said, "I'm walking around Matsuyama city in Shikoku, Japan, and of course my wife is not around, so I'll hang up the phone. But the other party didn't seem to understand what I said, so they called me again right away.

I have such memories of Pocket WiFi, and I can still clearly recall the situation.

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#23

• Anna
• 2025/12/12 (Fri) 06:51
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Thank you all for all the advice. I apologize for not responding to some of them. 🙇‍ ♀️We got back from Japan yesterday, we are here for a week. My husband texts frequently with friends in the US, so we got the Verizon travel pass. It's $12 a day per person. We went to Fukuoka City and stayed at a hotel with Wi-Fi, a shopping mall with Wi-Fi, used LINE with relatives in Japan, and were able to roam and Google where there was no Wi-Fi. Everything went well. Thank you all for your advice ♪ ❤️❤️👍👍🙇

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• ポケ
• 2025/12/14 (Sun) 17:48
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Good for you ！.

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#26

• .倍金萬
• 2025/12/15 (Mon) 00:05
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#23 Anna,

I see...that's a way to go. I will use it as a reference for my trip to Japan next spring.

Well, I'm too old to surf the net while traveling in Japan unless I have to. Younger people may have many chances to contact their parents, siblings, or best friends by phone, but I am over 80 years old and my mother, who is over 100 years old, is living in a very good facility, but I have lost my head. I go to visit her at the facility, but I can't get a conversation going, even though my son has come to visit her. I guess that's what she means.

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