{
  "snapshot_id": "approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8",
  "page_version": "4f17cfcc7020418e85508d953e5099bd",
  "content_date": "2026-10-16",
  "generated_at": "2026-10-25",
  "schema_version": "immigrationdb-visa-pair-answer-v1",
  "question": "Do United States citizens need a visa for Japan?",
  "route": "/visas/pair/united-states-to-japan/",
  "passport_origin": "us",
  "destination_country_code": "JP",
  "purpose": "tourism",
  "stay_profile": "short_visit",
  "verdict": "visa_free",
  "verdict_label": "Visa-free",
  "answer_sentence": "No. American passport holders do not need a visa for short tourism stays in Japan, per www.mofa.go.jp (checked 2026-07-14).",
  "source": {
    "url": "https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html",
    "label": "www.mofa.go.jp",
    "source_title": "jp passport entry rule",
    "last_checked": "2026-07-14"
  },
  "conditions": [
    "The official Japan MOFA visa-exemption table lists United States among the 74 countries and regions for visa exemptions. The period of stay granted upon landing permission will be \"15 days\" for Indonesia and Thailand, “30 days” for Brunei and Qatar, and \"90 days\" for other countries and regions. The table row has no country-specific note attached."
  ],
  "allowed_stay": "90 days",
  "selection": {
    "monthly_volume": 7660,
    "rule": "combined known volume >= 750/mo + accepted non-superseded cell + official source with checked date (pair sizing, 2026-09-18)"
  },
  "purpose_boundary": {
    "work_route": "/visas/japan/work/",
    "study_route": "/visas/study/",
    "note": "A tourism entry rule never answers a work or study question."
  }
}