My Number Card (マイナンバーカード)
Reports have suggested that future Japanese vaccine certifications may be linked to My Number cards (マイナンバーカード). Click here (English) to apply for your physical My Number card
Your individual My Number card is versatile, but please keep in mind it may take one or two months to be issued. We recommend you apply as early as possible to get your card. If you already have one, please make sure that it has not expired.
VACCINATION RESOURCES:
Vaccine Certification Information
If you have received a COVID-19 vaccine in Japan and intend to travel internationally, you can apply to receive a vaccine certification which may relax quarantine measures at your destination. For more information please see the below links.
Applying for a vaccine certificate in Japan (English) / (Japanese)
Vaccine certificates in Japan are issued by municipalities, please refer to the website of the municipality that you are registered with regarding the specific application procedure. Regardless, it is important that you maintain a copy of the record of vaccination to identify the lot number and date of administration.
Using a vaccination certificate for overseas travel from Japan
A Japan-issued vaccination certificate may be used to relax or exempt quarantine measures upon arrival at your destination. Details vary on a country-by-country basis. Please see the above link from the ACCJ for more information.
The Commons Project: The Commons Project developed CommonPass, an application and data-sharing structure that enables individuals to securely prove their COVID-19 health status for travel and other purposes, without revealing other, extraneous personal data.
The Government of Japan is considering pursuing the CommonPass app.
The ACCJ is a supporting partner of The Commons Project.
Notice on COVID-19 Vaccination
Vaccination Process:
Confirm When you Can Be Vaccinated
Find a Medical Institution or Vaccine Site
Make a Reservation and Get the Vaccine
Pre-vaccination Screening Questionnaire for the COVID-19 Vaccine
Note that the English Questionnaire is provided for reference only - the Japanese questionnaire must be filled out prior to vaccination.
COVID-19 Vaccination Navi provides tools to search COVID-19 vaccination venues as well as the vaccination process.
You will receive a "Vaccination ticket (coupon)" and "Notice for COVID-19 vaccination."
Before the vaccination becomes available in your area, your local government will send a "vaccination ticket (coupon)" and "Notice for COVID-19 Vaccination" to you. The vaccines will be supplied as they become available, and the vaccination will be provided in a given order based on age and other factors.
Please go check the municipality website where you are a registered resident to see when you will receive the "vaccination ticket" and other vaccination details.
After that, you have the option to: 1. reserve through your municipality; 2. reserve at registered clinics, 3. reserve at large-scale national sites.
Workplace (Shokuiki) Vaccine
If your company has over 1,000 staff to be inoculated, an option is to apply for individual Workplace vaccination that does not require a "vaccination ticket," but relies on the company to input that data retrospectively.
NOTE: The GOJ announced to suspend new applications for Workplace vaccinations starting at 5 pm on Friday, June 25
今後、供給できる量を上回るおそれがあるとして、大規模接種は23日で、職域接種は25日の午後5時で、新規の申請の受け付けを一時休止すると発表しました。
Kantei website with all the information necessary, including the manual (Japanese)
Vaccination Record System that is required to keep track of those inoculated (Japanese)
Site administrators , including a YouTube guide of the VRS portals issued by the government to scan all the QR codes of the vaccine vouchers (Japanese)
Additional Options
Commercial options for corporations with over 50 employees for 4,400 yen /two shots/per person. (Japanese website)