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Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong, Media Release: Cross-Strait tensions

5 August 2022

Albanese Government passes Climate Change Bill in the House of Representatives

4 August 2022

Prime Minister Albanese delivered a condolence motion for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the Australian House of Representatives

26 July 2022

Prime Minister - Statement – Abe Shinzo

8 July 2022

Visit to the Australia Library at Otemon Gakuin University and Ryukoku University

8 July 2022

Deputy Prime Minister visits Akabane Elementary School in Tokyo for AFL Coaching Clinic

29 June 2022

Deputy Prime Minister meets the Mayor of Minami Sanriku

29 June 2022

Joint statement on advancing defence cooperation, Tokyo, Japan

15 June 2022

United States-Japan-Australia Trilateral Defense Ministers Meeting - 2022 Joint Vision Statement

11 June 2022

Foreign Minister - Speech to the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat

26 May 2022

Prime Minister - Opening remarks of the Quad Leaders' meeting

24 May 2022

Quad Joint Leaders’ Statement

24 May 2022

Australian Film Night, Vol. 3

20 May 2022

Australian Fashion

12 May 2022

**14th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) - 'Drive My Car' award ceremony at the Embassy**

28 April 2022

Joint statement - Australia's response to Russia's aggression against Ukraine

23 February 2022

Joint statetment by Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs

Joint statement - Quad Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

11 February 2022

Joint statetment by:

The Foreign Ministers of Australia, India and Japan and the Secretary of State of the United States

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Women - Australia to host fourth Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

10 February 2022

Prime Minister media statement - Australia Japan clean hydrogen trade partnership

6 January 2022

Prime Minister - Remarks, Signing Ceremony and Australia-Japan Leaders’ Virtual Meeting

6 January 2022

Prime Minister - Australia-Japan Leaders’ Meeting Joint Statement

6 January 2022

Prime Minister media statement - Landmark Security Treaty to be signed with Japan

5 January 2022

Joint media statement - Improving East Micronesia telecommunications connectivity

12 December 2021

Request for Information (RFI) for the provision of administrative services for the Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

7 December 2021

Seeds in Space Project

1 December 2021

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction - Australia welcomes positive outcomes at COP26

14 November 2021

Prime Minister - Address, National Statement - COP26

1 November 2021

Professor Takumi Sakuyama and students from Meiji University visit the Embassy

2 November 2021

Prime Minister - The Australian way

26 October 2021

Prime Minister, Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction - Australia's plan to reach our net zero target by 2050

26 October 2021

Minister for Foreign Affairs - Opinion piece

27 September 2021

Prime Minister - Remarks, Quad Leaders Meeting

24 September 2021

Prime Minister media statement - Quad Leaders' Summit Communique

24 September 2021

In this series of videos, Simone from the Australian Embassy spoke with our friends at CIBI Tokyo to introduce Australia’s unique coffee culture.

15 September 2021

COVID-19 - Keep Informed

Please see our COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate for Travel to Australia page for information on travelling to Australia from Japan for those fully vaccinated.

Latest Travel Advice

For Australians travelling to Japan

For Australians travelling to Japan or planning to travel to Japan, please refer to the Australian Government’s Smartraveller website and the Japanese Government’s Immigration Services Agency of Japan (ISAJ) website for the latest news and information.

For Australians living in Japan

Eligible Australian residents living in Japan are covered under the Japanese Government's COVID-19 vaccination rollout program. If you have any enquiries regarding your eligibility and the reservation process, please contact your local municipal office directly. COVID-19 vaccinations are managed by each municipal office.

If you received a “Vaccination Voucher” from your municipal office and would like to read the information in English, you can access the English version on Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s website.

For Australians returning and international travellers coming to Australia

Please visit the Australian Government’s Department of Home Affairs website for the latest advice and requirements in relation to travelling to Australia. For further information on arrangements for the quarantine period and pre-departure COVID-19 test, please visit the Australian Government’s Department of Health website.

For international visitors traveling to Australia

From 21 February 2022, all fully vaccinated visa holders can travel to Australia without a travel exemption. Unvaccinated visa holders will still need a valid travel exemption to enter Australia. The Department of Home Affairs website provides further information.

The Australian Embassy in Tokyo is unable to provide advice on visa, immigration, citizenship and travel restrictions related enquiries. Please enquire with the Department of Home Affairs directly:

Department of Home Affairs’ Global Service Centre

Call: +61 2 6196 0196

Online form: Australian Immigration Enquiry Form

For 14-day quarantine related enquiries:

Contact: Local state and territory health departments

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