Coronavirus COVID-19 in Japan
This page contains up-to-date information on confirmed coronavirus cases in Japan: how many people in Japan are infected, the status of the pandemic and borders for tourism and travel and also recommendations for all those arriving in and from Japan.
Important: all information published here is as accurate as possible at the time of the release. Please bear in mind that the world coronavirus cases change every hour and statistics in Japan very much depend on the way the data is being reporting. Also, please adhere to the dates of publication of updates on the website to keep up-to-date with latest developments. Use the links to the sources of information about coronavirus outbreak in Japan, including Japan ministry of health and or other government departments such as disease control centers or departments of internal affairs.
If you are looking for general updates about the coronavirus outbreak and in which countries the virus has already been registered, please navigate to the main page of the COVID-19 Travel advice on Airinme.
How many cases of coronavirus are there in Japan?
At the moment (07.03.2022 18:00), 9352645 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in Japan (source: WHO Situation Reports).The situation may change every day, so we recommend that you regularly check the latest information from official authorized bodies.
Japan travel advice amid coronavirus
British travellers have not been advised to visit busy places, social events and gatherings, seafood and wildlife markets since the pandemic started.
The way things stand at the moment the UK nationals are advised against all but essential international travel. Any destination or area may restrict travel without notice.
On the 23rd of March 2020 all of the United Kingdom have seem new, stricter measures announced by PM Boris Johnson only allowing people in the UK to leave homes in case of emergency, to get food, medicine and one exercise per day.
Visit Foreign Office travel advice for more information that is applicable specifically to Japan.
Before planning a trip to Japan, please ensure you have checked the latest requirements, travel advice regarding leaving your own place of residence and destination. It may well be that you and your family may be required to self isolate for up to 14 days. Other precautions include longer self-isolation and possibly seeking for medical help. If you return from Japan or any other infected area with an unfavorable epidemiological situation and feel unwell, you should not go to the GP surgery yourself. The NHS Coronavirus online help service warns that all individuals must stay at home and call for a doctor from home.
Who flies to Japan during the coronavirus pandemic
- EVA Airways (BR)
- Air Canada (AC)
- Turkish Airlines (TK)
- StarFlyer (7G)
- China Southern (CZ)
- Asiana Airlines (OZ)
- Air Do (HD)
- Korean Air (KE)
- China Eastern Airlines (MU)
- Eastar Jet (ZE)
- Cathay Pacific (CX)
- Jetstar Asia (3K)
- Air Busan (BX)
- Jetstar Japan (GK)
- Emirates (EK)
- Qatar Airways (QR)
- Tigerair Taiwan (IT)
- Hong Kong Airlines (HX)
- Aeroflot (SU)
- Etihad Airways (EY)
- United Airlines (UA)
- Lufthansa (LH)
- Vanilla Air (JW)
- Thai Airways (TG)
- S7 Airlines (S7)
- Japan Transocean (NU)
- SilkAir (MI)
- Sichuan Airlines (3U)
- MIAT - Mongolian Airlines (OM)
- Thai Airasia X (XJ)
- Juneyao Airlines (HO)
- AirAsia X (D7)
- Japan Airlines (JL)
- Air Macau (NX)
- Skymark Airlines (BC)
- Air China (CA)
- Alitalia (AZ)
- LOT - Polish Airlines (LO)
- Singapore Airlines (SQ)
- Peach Aviation (MM)
- Jin Air (LJ)
- Cebu Pacific Air (5J)
- China Airlines (CI)
- Air France (AF)
- Vietnam Airlines (VN)
- All Nippon Airways (NH)
- Hong Kong Express (UO)
- TianJin Airlines (GS)
- Swiss (LX)
- Royal Flight of Oman (RS)
- T'Way Airlines (TW)
- Austrian Airlines (OS)
- Finnair (AY)
- KLM (KL)
Flights to Japan
| One way | Roundtrip | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul - Okinawa | from 64 GBP | from 102 GBP | Search flights |
| Bangkok - Okinawa | from 138 GBP | from 248 GBP | Search flights |
| Osaka - Okinawa | from 46 GBP | from 74 GBP | Search flights |
| Tokyo - Osaka | from 42 GBP | from 76 GBP | Search flights |
| Singapore - Okinawa | from 135 GBP | from 243 GBP | Search flights |
| Taipei - Hakodate | from 191 GBP | from 344 GBP | Search flights |
| Sapporo - Fukuoka | from 65 GBP | from 104 GBP | Search flights |
| Kuala Lumpur - Sapporo | from 245 GBP | from 466 GBP | Search flights |
| Hong Kong - Osaka | from 64 GBP | from 122 GBP | Search flights |
| Novosibirsk - Tokyo | from 234 GBP | from 374 GBP | Search flights |
| Milan - Tokyo | from 992 GBP | from 1885 GBP | Search flights |
| Rome - Tokyo | from 479 GBP | from 766 GBP | Search flights |
| Vladivostok - Osaka | from 336 GBP | from 571 GBP | Search flights |
| Okinawa - Osaka | from 51 GBP | from 82 GBP | Search flights |
| Honolulu - Osaka | from 143 GBP | from 229 GBP | Search flights |
| Fukuoka - Ibaraki | from 214 GBP | from 342 GBP | Search flights |
| Tokunoshima - Kagoshima | from 713 GBP | from 1283 GBP | Search flights |
| Shanghai - Nagasaki | from 317 GBP | from 571 GBP | Search flights |
| Kagoshima - Tokunoshima | from 713 GBP | from 1355 GBP | Search flights |
| Hangzhou - Shizuoka | from 198 GBP | from 376 GBP | Search flights |
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