COVID-19 risks
Oct. 19, 2022, midnight
In light of the general improvement in the global infection situation and the fact that the G7 countries have already canceled the designation of levels by country and region, all the new coronavirus infectious disease risk information was issued on October 19. The world is uniformly set to level 1 (please be careful).
Aug. 24, 2022, midnight
On August 24, the infectious disease risk information for 41 countries was changed from level 3 (recommendation to avoid travel) to level 2 (please refrain from non-essential travel), and the infectious disease risk information for 55 countries/regions was changed to level 2. The level has been lowered from (Please refrain from unnecessary and non-urgent travel) to Level 1 (Please be careful).
July 25, 2022, midnight
On July 23, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global outbreak of monkeypox a "public health emergency of international concern." According to the WHO, more than 16,000 cases of monkeypox infection in 75 countries and regions have been reported so far, and the infection is spreading worldwide.
July 1, 2022, midnight
Although the infection status of the new corona varies depending on the situation in each country and region, the risk of death and aggravation has decreased, and deregulation at the water's edge and in Japan has also been seen, especially in countries where vaccination is progressing worldwide. I'm on the way. Based on these trends, the infectious disease risk information level is now available after comprehensively considering the actual conditions of each country / region, such as the status of infection, vaccination status, infectious disease control / medical system, and status of various measures in each country / region. Was reviewed.
May 26, 2022, midnight
Although the infection status of the new corona varies depending on the situation in each country and region, the number of new infections and deaths is declining worldwide, and the risk of death and aggravation is mainly in countries where vaccination is progressing. Is declining, and regulations are being relaxed at the water's edge and in Japan. Based on these trends, the infectious disease risk information level is now available after comprehensively considering the actual conditions of each country / region, such as the status of infection, vaccination status, infectious disease control / medical system, and status of various measures in each country / region. Was reviewed.
April 1, 2022, midnight
The level of infectious disease risk information should be reviewed after comprehensively considering the actual situation of each country / region, such as the number of newly infected people in each country / region, vaccination status, infectious disease control / medical system, and status of various measures. It was made. As a result, infectious disease risk information has been reduced from Level 3 "Recommendation for suspension of travel" to Level 2 "Please stop unnecessary and unurgent travel" in 106 countries.
Nov. 29, 2021, midnight
As the infection may spread further, please be informed and try to prevent the infection.
Aug. 13, 2021, midnight
As the infection may spread further, please obtain the latest information and try to prevent the infection.
May 18, 2021, midnight
Coronavirus infections are still spreading worldwide, with more than 160 million confirmed infections and more than 3 million deaths worldwide. Although the number of infected people is decreasing in North America and Europe, the situation continues to require caution, such as the remarkable spread of infection in South Asia.
Based on this situation, the infectious disease risk information level in Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Saint Lucia, Thailand, East Timor, and Mongolia has been newly set to Level 2 by comprehensively considering various situations including the deterioration of the infection situation. "Please stop unnecessary and unurgent travel" has been raised to Level 3 "Travel Cancellation Recommendation".
Oct. 30, 2020, midnight
As the infection may spread further, please obtain the latest information and try to prevent the infection.
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- May 21, 2025, midnight Rabies Alert (Updated)
- April 30, 2025, midnight [Wide Area Information] Warning about international romance scams
- April 30, 2025, midnight Warning about the smuggling of illegal drugs (marijuana, etc.)
- April 25, 2025, midnight Caution regarding measles overseas during the Golden Week holidays
- April 24, 2025, midnight Alert regarding Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
- March 28, 2025, midnight Alert regarding measles overseas
Rabies Alert (Updated)
May 21, 2025, midnight Wide area information (infectious diseases)
Updated information on rabies.
Although there are no unusual circumstances such as an increase in the number of cases, rabies is still occurring around the world, mainly in Asia and Africa, so please continue to be vigilant.
[Wide Area Information] Warning about international romance scams
April 30, 2025, midnight wide area information
We would like to warn you about international romance scams.
Warning about the smuggling of illegal drugs (marijuana, etc.)
April 30, 2025, midnight wide area information
We would like to warn you about the smuggling of illegal drugs (marijuana, etc.).
Caution regarding measles overseas during the Golden Week holidays
April 25, 2025, midnight Wide area information (infectious diseases)
● Measles outbreaks have been reported overseas.
● If you are planning to travel abroad during the long holiday period, please check the relevant information again.
Alert regarding Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
April 24, 2025, midnight Wide area information (infectious diseases)
● Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a severe respiratory infection, has been occurring sporadically in the Middle East.
● When visiting the Middle East, please take sufficient precautions to avoid infection.
Alert regarding measles overseas
March 28, 2025, midnight Wide area information (infectious diseases)
● Measles outbreaks have been reported overseas, and there is a risk of contracting measles at your travel destination.
● If you are traveling abroad, check your vaccination history, and if you do not have a record of having received routine vaccinations, consider getting vaccinated in advance.
Travel advisories from local embassies and consulates
Information from the past two weeks.
Measles alert in Bolivia
June 7, 2025, 8:40 a.m.
1. Measles outbreak in Santa Cruz On June 6, the Santa Cruz Health Department issued a measles alert for the entire Santa Cruz department after the third case of measles was confirmed in the department. According to the department, as of the 6th, eight suspected cases have been confirmed, and 188 people are under observation due to direct contact with recent infected people.
2. About measles (1) Measles is known as an acute systemic infectious disease caused by the measles virus.
The measles virus is transmitted from person to person through the air, droplets, and contact. It is highly contagious, and if a person who does not have immunity becomes infected, they will almost always develop symptoms. It is said that once infected and develops symptoms, the immunity lasts for life.
(2) Approximately 10 days after infection, cold-like symptoms such as fever, cough, and runny nose appear. After 2-3 days of fever, a high fever of 39°C or higher and a rash appear. Pneumonia and otitis media are likely to occur, and it is said that encephalitis develops in 1 in 1,000 patients.
(3) The death rate is said to be 1 in 1,000, even in developed countries. As another complication, although it is not common (approximately 1 in 100,000 people), after infection with the measles virus, especially in school-age children, a central nervous system disease called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) can develop.
(4) Currently, measles outbreaks have been reported overseas other than in Bolivia, and reports of imported cases suspected to be from foreign countries are increasing in Japan.
(reference)
○ Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare website: About measles
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/seisakunitsuite/bunya/kenkou_iryou/kenkou/kekkaku-kansenshou/measles/index.html
The number of reported measles cases in each country is also listed.
○ National Institute of Infectious Diseases Infectious Disease Epidemiology Center website
https://www.niid.go.jp/niid/ja/diseases/ma/measles.html
○ Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare FORTH website: Measles
https://www.forth.go.jp/moreinfo/topics/name62.html
3. Precautions when traveling abroad [Before traveling abroad]
- Check the measles epidemic situation in your destination country by referring to websites, etc.
- Check your maternal and child health handbook to confirm your child's past measles vaccination history and history of measles.
If you do not have a record of having received routine vaccinations, consider getting vaccinated before traveling.
- If you are uncertain about your history of measles infection or vaccination, consider taking an antibody test.
[After traveling to an area where measles is prevalent]
- After traveling abroad, pay careful attention to your health for around two weeks after returning home, as there is a possibility of developing measles.
- If you experience symptoms such as fever, cough, runny nose, bloodshot eyes, or a full-body rash, visit a medical institution. When visiting a medical institution, tell the medical institution in advance that you have traveled to an area where measles is prevalent and that you may have measles.
- When visiting a medical institution, follow the instructions of the medical institution and avoid using public transportation whenever possible.
4. Vaccination (1) Measles is highly contagious and can be transmitted through the air, so it cannot be prevented by hand washing and wearing a mask alone. Measles vaccination is the most effective method of prevention.
(2) It is said that about 95% of people can acquire immunity against the measles virus by receiving a single dose of a measles-containing vaccine (the most commonly administered vaccine is the measles-rubella combination vaccine). In addition, if you have come into contact with a measles patient, you may be able to prevent the onset of measles by receiving the vaccine within 72 hours.
(3) By receiving two doses of the vaccine, many people who did not become immune after one vaccination can become immune.
(4) In Japan, a two-dose vaccination system for 1-year-old children and children within one year of entering elementary school was introduced in 2006. For a five-year period from 2008 to 2012, the second dose of the vaccine was administered as a routine vaccination to people of age equivalent to first-year junior high school students and third-year high school students.
(reference)
○ Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare website: Measles and rubella vaccine (MR vaccine)
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/kenkou_iryou/kenkou/kekkaku-kansenshou/yobou-sesshu/vaccine/mr/index.html
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare website: Measles and rubella vaccination status
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/bunya/kenkou/kekkaku-kansenshou21/hashika.html
○ Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare FORTH website: How to find vaccination institutions
https://www.forth.go.jp/useful/vaccination02.html
5. Please submit a residence notification and register with Tabi-Regi. Before traveling abroad, please inform your family, friends, and workplace of your travel plans and contact information in case of an emergency. If you are staying for more than three months, please be sure to submit a residence notification in case of an emergency.
https://www.ezairyu.mofa.go.jp/RRnet/index.html
In addition, if you are traveling or on a business trip for less than three months, please register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' overseas travel registration service "Tabireji" so that you can receive safety information as needed while you are overseas.
https://www.ezairyu.mofa.go.jp/tabireg/index.html
(Contact point)
○Consular Service Center, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Address: 2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Telephone: (Main) 03-3580-3311 (ext.) 2902, 2903
(Contact details for relevant Ministry of Foreign Affairs offices)
○Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Consular Affairs Bureau, Policy Division (Infectious Disease Information)
Telephone: (Main) 03-3580-3311 (ext.) 5972
○ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Overseas Safety Website
https://www.anzen.mofa.go.jp/ (PC version/smartphone)
http://m.anzen.mofa.go.jp/mbtop.asp (feature phone)
○Embassy of Japan in Bolivia Address: Calle Rosendo Gutierrez No. 497, esq. Sanchez Lima, La Paz, Bolivia (PO Box 2725)
Phone: (591-2) 241-9110~3
FAX : (591-2) 241-1919
http://www.bo.emb-japan.go.jp/itprtop_ja/index.html
Email: consul.lpz@lz.mofa.go.jp (Consular Section)
○Consular Office in Santa Cruz Address: Calle Saavedra No. 314, Esq. Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (PO Box 543)
Phone: (591-3) 333-1329
FAX : (591-3) 335-1022
http://www.bo.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_ja/santacruz.html
Email：consuladojaponscz@lz.mofa.go.jp
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[Warning] Protest demonstrations in La Paz and Cochabamba
June 4, 2025, 8:15 a.m.
1. Ahead of the June 6th announcement by the Supreme Electoral Court of the list of candidates registered by each political party for the presidential and general elections, supporters of former President Evo Morales have been protesting in La Paz and Cochabamba department, calling for approval of his candidacy for the presidential election, with road closures being carried out at nine locations in Cochabamba department. As the department is located in the center of Bolivia and serves as a transit point between cities in each department, the road closures have led to the suspension of many inter-city bus services, affecting the transport of goods.
2. Supporters of former President Morales have declared that they will expand their demonstrations nationwide from tomorrow, June 4th, and there is a possibility that the group will hold protests in front of the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE: Tribunal Supremo Electoral) near the Japanese Embassy in La Paz, and in Murillo Square in front of the Presidential Palace.
3. In response to the chronic gasoline and diesel shortage, a large-scale demonstration march is planned by the Motor Vehicle Drivers' Union between El Alto and La Paz from 7:30 a.m. tomorrow, June 4th. In addition, minibus services have been suspended in both La Paz and El Alto in conjunction with the demonstration, which is expected to have an impact on citizens' lives and economic activity.
4. When going out, make sure to get the latest information and allow yourself plenty of time. At demonstrations in Bolivia, threatening acts involving the detonation of small pieces of dynamite are common, and dynamite explosions create shock waves that are extremely dangerous. Crowd psychology is also unstable, and it is unclear when a riot may break out. For your safety, please take sufficient safety measures, such as staying away from places where large numbers of people are gathered, such as demonstration groups or police forces.
(reference)
Road conditions map for Bolivia (Bolivian National Road Administration/ABC: Administradora Boliviana de Carreteras)
https://transitabilidad.abc.gob.bo/mapa
○Embassy of Japan in Bolivia Address: Calle Rosendo Gutierrez No. 497, esq. Sanchez Lima, La Paz, Bolivia (PO Box 2725)
Phone: (591-2) 241-9110~3
FAX : (591-2) 241-1919
http://www.bo.emb-japan.go.jp/itprtop_ja/index.html
Email: consul.lpz@lz.mofa.go.jp (Consular Section)
○Consular Office in Santa Cruz Address: Calle Saavedra No. 314, Esq. Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (PO Box 543)
Phone: (591-3) 333-1329
FAX : (591-3) 335-1022
http://www.bo.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_ja/santacruz.html
Email：consuladojaponscz@lz.mofa.go.jp
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