COVID-19 Vaccinations in Japan – RESOURCES

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Japanese Government’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare COVID-19 Vaccination Navi provides an overview of the vaccination process and vaccination venues across Japan.

Prior to the vaccination becoming available in your area, your local government will send you a “vaccination ticket (coupon)” and “Notice for COVID-19 Vaccination”. Vaccines will be supplied as they become available, and the vaccination will be provided in a given order based on age and other factors.

BCCJ encourages you to check the municipality website where you are a registered resident to understand when your “vaccination ticket” will be dispatched, and other vaccination details.

After receiving the vaccination coupon, you can make a booking

1. Through your municipality;
2. At a registered clinic;
3. At a large-scale national vaccination site.

Vaccination Process HERE

1. Confirm When you Can Be Vaccinated
2. Find a Medical Institution or Vaccine Site
3. Make a Reservation and Get the Vaccine

Pre-vaccination Screening Questionnaire for the COVID-19 Vaccine

English Questionnaire

日本語

Which vaccine?

Features of the vaccines you can receive in Japan

Information about the vaccine administration method, what to do after receiving the vaccine, and features of the vaccine.

Moderna

Pfizer

Vaccine Certification Information

• Vaccine Certification: Q&A on whether a vaccine certification will be issued (Japanese)

• The Commons Project: The Commons Project developed CommonPass, an application and data-sharing structure that enables individuals to securely prove their COVID-19 health status for travel and other purposes, without revealing other, extraneous personal data.

  • The Government of Japan is considering to pursue the CommonPass app.

  • BCCJ would be pleased to consider supporting The Commons Project.

Workplace (Shokuiki) Vaccine

If your company has over 1,000 staff to be innoculated, an option is to apply for individual Workplace vaccination that does not require a “vaccination ticket,” but relies on the company to input that data retrospectively.

• Kantei website with all the information necessary, including the manual (Japanese)

• Vaccination Record System that is required to keep track of those inoculated (Japanese)

• Site administrators , including a YouTube guide of the VRS portals issued by the government to scan all the QR codes of the vaccine vouchers (Japanese)