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 announced 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.
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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Information for the past 30 days.
Table of contents
- Feb. 21, 2025, midnight Polio awareness (If you are traveling to a polio-endemic country or region, please consider getting additional vaccinations)
- Feb. 20, 2025, midnight [Wide-area information] Warning about special fraud cases (How to avoid becoming a perpetrator (Part 3))
- Feb. 17, 2025, midnight Caution regarding overseas travel and stays during Ramadan
- Dec. 16, 2024, midnight Warning about special fraud cases (How to avoid becoming a perpetrator (Part 2))
- Dec. 9, 2024, midnight Alert for terrorism in Europe and the US
- Nov. 29, 2024, midnight Warning about special fraud (to avoid becoming a victim)
Polio awareness (If you are traveling to a polio-endemic country or region, please consider getting additional vaccinations)
Feb. 21, 2025, midnight Wide area information (infectious diseases)
● If you are traveling to a country or region where polio is prevalent, please consider receiving additional vaccinations depending on the local infection situation.
● On May 5, 2014, WHO determined that the polio outbreak was a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), and has announced that the polio outbreak continues to be a PHEIC.
[Wide-area information] Warning about special fraud cases (How to avoid becoming a perpetrator (Part 3))
Feb. 20, 2025, midnight wide area information
We would like to warn you about special fraud cases (How to avoid becoming a perpetrator (Part 3)).
Caution regarding overseas travel and stays during Ramadan
Feb. 17, 2025, midnight wide area information
●The period from around Friday, February 28th to around Tuesday, April 1st is the Islamic month of Ramadan and the festival marking the end of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr).
●During past Ramadan and Eid periods, there have been terrorist attacks carried out by international terrorist organizations such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and their supporters.
Please make an effort to obtain the latest information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Overseas Safety Website, Tabi-Reji, news reports, etc., and take sufficient care to ensure your safety.
Warning about special fraud cases (How to avoid becoming a perpetrator (Part 2))
Dec. 16, 2024, midnight wide area information
We would like to provide you with a warning about special fraud cases (How to avoid becoming a perpetrator (Part 2)).
Alert for terrorism in Europe and the US
Dec. 9, 2024, midnight wide area information
During holiday and event seasons such as Christmas and New Year, there are increased gatherings and movements of people, which raises concerns that the possibility of terrorist attacks increases.
* In recent years, in Europe and the United States, there have been frequent terrorist attacks targeting places where security and surveillance are weak and where many ordinary citizens gather (soft targets). In particular, areas near tourist facilities, event venues, restaurants, hotels, shopping malls, public transportation, religious facilities, etc. are prone to terrorist attacks and require constant caution.
○ Always make an effort to obtain the latest information and take sufficient precautions to ensure your safety.
Warning about special fraud (to avoid becoming a victim)
Nov. 29, 2024, midnight wide area information
We will issue wide-area information on special frauds.
Travel advisories from local embassies and consulates
Information from the past two weeks.
Table of contents
- Feb. 22, 2025, 6:32 a.m. [Safety Information] Attack occurs at the memorial for Jewish victims
- Feb. 21, 2025, 1:32 a.m. [Transportation Information] Impact of strikes on public transport (February 21st)
- Feb. 21, 2025, 1:06 a.m. [Transportation Information] Impact of strikes on local public transport in cities across NRW (February 21st)
- Feb. 20, 2025, 7:26 p.m. [Transportation Information] Strikes on local public transport (February 21st, Lower Saxony and Bremen)
- Feb. 20, 2025, 7:06 p.m. [Transportation Information] Strikes in Baden-Württemberg (February 21st)
- Feb. 18, 2025, 1:41 a.m. [Transportation Information] Impact of strikes on transport in the state of Berlin (February 20th (Thurs) - 22nd (Sat))
[Safety Information] Attack occurs at the memorial for Jewish victims
Feb. 22, 2025, 6:32 a.m.
Related reports
https://www.rbb24.de/panorama/beitrag/2025/02/berlin-holocaust-mahnmal-person-niedergestochen.html
(Reference information)
■ "Safety Guide" (Germany)
https://www.de.emb-japan.go.jp/files/100294519.pdf
■ "Tabi-Regi" (for those traveling for less than three months) / Residence Notification (for those staying for three months or more)
https://www.ezairyu.mofa.go.jp/index.html
■ Overseas safety app for smartphones
https://www.anzen.mofa.go.jp/c_info/oshirase_kaian_app.html
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E-mail: taishikan-ryoujibu@bo.mofa.go.jp
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[Transportation Information] Impact of strikes on public transport (February 21st)
Feb. 21, 2025, 1:32 a.m.
Tomorrow, February 21st, subways and trams in Frankfurt are expected to be suspended. (Currently, regional trains, S-Bahn and buses are expected to continue operating.)
*In addition, strikes are expected to take place among staff at daycare centers, job centers and some companies in the Rhine-Main region.
If you are planning to use public transport on February 20th, there is a risk of significant disruption. Please check the latest information in advance using the links below.
On February 13th, a vehicle ran into a demonstration march in Munich in connection with a strike, injuring at least 28 people and resulting in some deaths. If you see a demonstration march or similar, do not approach carelessly, and if you are passing by, pay close attention to your surroundings to avoid becoming involved in any incidents or accidents.
Related websites
1) VGF (Frankfurt Transport Authority) website (strike information available)
https://www.vgf-ffm.de/de/
2) VGF "X (formerly Twitter)"
https://twitter.com/vgf_ffm
3) Strike information page by the city of Frankfurt https://frankfurt.de/de-de/aktuelle-meldung/meldungen/warnstreiks-betrifft-u-bahnen-und-trams/
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Consulate General of Japan in Frankfurt
MesseTurm 34.OG, Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 49, 60327, Frankfurt am Main
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Consular Section Email: konsular@fu.mofa.go.jp
[Transportation Information] Impact of strikes on local public transport in cities across NRW (February 21st)
Feb. 21, 2025, 1:06 a.m.
■Ver.di (Service Industry Labor Union) Press Release
https://nrw.verdi.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/++co++7009b0f8-eeb1-11ef-a21b-dd55d08c7b39
■Rheinbahn (Düsseldorf, Mettmann district, etc.)
https://www.rheinbahn.de/streik
■Ministry of Foreign Affairs Overseas Safety Website (Germany)
https://www.anzen.mofa.go.jp/info/pcinfectionspothazardinfo_165.html#ad-image-0
■ Residence Notification (for those staying for 3 months or more) / "Tabi-Regi" (for those traveling for less than 3 months)
https://www.ezairyu.mofa.go.jp/index.html
■ Overseas safety app for smartphones
https://www.anzen.mofa.go.jp/c_info/oshirase_kaian_app.html
(contact address)
Consulate-General of Japan in Dusseldorf Telephone: +49 (0)211-16482-20 (When closed, you will be connected to an emergency telephone company)
FAX: + 49 (0)211-16482-76
E-mail: konsul@ds.mofa.go.jp
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[Transportation Information] Strikes on local public transport (February 21st, Lower Saxony and Bremen)
Feb. 20, 2025, 7:26 p.m.
- Unified service industry trade union (Verdi) Lower Saxony-Bremen
https://nds-bremen.verdi.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/++co++da0187a4-eec2-11ef-b143-9d41bdfc321f
・Bremen Local transport
https://www.bsag.de/
Hannover local transport
https://www.uestra.de/
【contact address】
Consulate General of Japan in Hamburg
Domstrasse 19, 20095 Hamburg
Phone: 040-3330-170
E-mail: hamburg-ryoji@hb.mofa.go.jp
URL: https://www.hamburg.emb-japan.go.jp/itprtop_ja/index.html
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[Transportation Information] Strikes in Baden-Württemberg (February 21st)
Feb. 20, 2025, 7:06 p.m.
(reference)
●Labor Union Ver.di
https://bawue.verdi.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/++co++7e6a777a-eea9-11ef-ac07-37295f71cbb1
Stuttgart Transport Society (SSB)
https://www.ssb-ag.de/die-ssb-wird-bestreikt/
●Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart (VVS)
https://www.vvs.de/streik-regionaler-busverkehr
●Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund (VBK)
https://www.vbk.info/unternehmen/news/detail/gewerkschaft-verdi-ruft-zu-warnstreik-im-oepnv-am-freitag-auf.html
●Freiburger Verkehrs AG
https://www.vag-freiburg.de/aktuelles/meldung/verdi-bestreikt-am-21-februar-erneut-die-vag
●Ulm
https://www.swu.de/privatkunden/produkte-leistungen/mobilitaet
● Press
https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.streik-ssb-stadtbahn-busse-stuttgart.d4b8c4d2-481c-4f41-b24b-bd7de14438f2.html
Consulate General of Japan in Munich website: https://www.muenchen.de.emb-japan.go.jp/itprtop_ja/index.html
Email: ryoji@mu.mofa.go.jp
Phone: 089-4176040
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[Transportation Information] Impact of strikes on transport in the state of Berlin (February 20th (Thurs) - 22nd (Sat))
Feb. 18, 2025, 1:41 a.m.
●Berlin Transport Authority (BVG) website
https://www.bvg.de/de/streik
●United Service Industry Workers' Union (Ver.di) website
https://bb.verdi.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/++co++61b27dc8-ed3f-11ef-b5b4-ff54e1f4dcec
● Berlin State Traffic Information
https://viz.berlin.de/
(Reference information)
■ "Safety Guide" (Germany)
https://www.de.emb-japan.go.jp/files/100294519.pdf
■ "Tabi-Regi" (for those traveling for less than three months) / Residence Notification (for those staying for three months or more)
https://www.ezairyu.mofa.go.jp/index.html
■ Overseas safety app for smartphones
https://www.anzen.mofa.go.jp/c_info/oshirase_kaian_app.html
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Embassy of Japan in Germany
TEL: 030-21094-0 (From overseas, call +49-30-21094-0)
E-mail: taishikan-ryoujibu@bo.mofa.go.jp
URL: https://www.de.emb-japan.go.jp/itprtop_ja/index.html
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[Consular-related applications and procedures]
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