more About Us Location, Contacts & Hours Holiday Schedule Visa Visa Overview How to Apply Visa Visa Fees FAQ Travel to Japan Customs & Quarantine Bringing Medication into Japan Other Information Consul General Takahashi’s Visit to Anime Boston (May 24, 2025) Mr. Kevin Hiromoto awarded Consul General’s Commendation Massachusetts House of Representatives Designates “Japan Day” (May 6, 2025) The 2025 Boston Japan Festival was held Consul General Takahashi exchanges views with the President of the Maine Senate and the Speaker of the Maine House (April 15, 2025) Consul General Takahashi attends Conference on the 120th Anniversary of the Treaty of Portsmouth at Boston University (April 9, 2025) Lecture by Prof. Inaba of Meijo University on Japanese Diplomat Chiune Sugihara and Brookline’s Commemorative Resolution for the 125th Anniversary of Sugihara’s Birth (April 7, 2025) Consul General Takahashi Greets U.S. Representative Maggie Goodlander.(April 4, 2025) “Japan Day” Resolution at the Rhode Island State House (April 1, 2025) Consul General Takahashi exchanges views with Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Other State Officials (March 25, 2025) What's New go to list June 4, 2025 Consul General Takahashi’s Attend to the event of Japanese Women’s Leadership Initiative (May 30, 2025) June 2, 2025 Consul General Takahashi Attends Reception for Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month May 30, 2025 Japanese for Travelers Workshop [1.6MB] May 29, 2025 Consul General Takahashi’s Visit to Anime Boston (May 24, 2025) May 27, 2025 Cultural & Innovative Fridays - Salon de Hachiko: A Talk on Japan's Beloved Dog (June 6, 2025) [1.3MB] May 22, 2025 Cultural & Innovative Fridays - Boston's Role in Shaping Leaders for a Multicultural Japan (May 30, 2025) [1.4MB] May 21, 2025 Consul General Takahashi’s Visit to the Arnold Arboretum (May 19, 2025) May 14, 2025 Mr. Kevin Hiromoto awarded Consul General’s Commendation May 13, 2025 Sushi Making at BPL East Boston [272KB] May 8, 2025 Cultural & Innovative Fridays - Anime Talk with Anime Boston (May 16, 2025) [2.0MB] go to list Event Information close Cultural & Innovative Fridays Visa & Immigration close Visa Visa FAQ's Multiple Visa for Nationals of the Philippines for individual with considerable financial capacity Designated activities (Digital Nomad, Spouse or Child of Digital Nomad) Visa Waiver Arrangements for Nationals of the Federative Republic of Brazil Designated activities (Future creation individual, Spouse or Child of future creation individual) (J-Find) Special highly skilled professional (J-Skip) Multiple entry Short-term stay visas for holders of Mongolian ordinary passports (Revised) Immigration Procedure (Landing) Immigration Procedure (Re-entry) Immigration Procedure (Residence card) Useful Links for Visitors to Japan close Notice of abolition of separate shipping under the consumption tax exemption system Strict Implementation of Animal and Plant Quarantine Measures (Notice from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) For those who are bringing medicines for personal use into Japan Contact information for visitors to Japan in case of illness or injury Foreign national coexistence policies Guide to Living Japan (Abridged) [498KB] Consul General Seiichiro Takahashi A speech at Emperor's Birthday Celebration (February 27, 2025) New Year's Message (January 6, 2025) Greetings (September 23, 2024) Biography [220KB] SNS close Facebook X Instagram YouTube Podcasts