Types of Passports
- Ordinary passport: Issued to normal citizens.
- Ordinary passports are issued in two different lengths of validity: five and ten years. Japanese citizens up to 19 years of age can only be issued a five-year passport, while those who are 20 years of age or older can choose either a five-year (blue) or ten-year (red) passport for different registration fees.
- Official passport: Issued to members of the Diet and public servants.
- Diplomatic passport: Issued to members of the Imperial Family, diplomats and their family members and government high-level officials.
- By convention, Japan's Emperor and Empress do not hold a passport.
All Japanese passports issued after March 20, 2006 are biometric passports.
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