By The Straits Times | Created at 2026-06-19 12:21:59 | Updated at 2026-06-20 00:37:27
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TOKYO – The Japanese government on June 19 decided to raise single-entry visa fees for foreigners fivefold to 15,000 yen (S$120) from 3,000 yen beginning in July, marking the first increase since 1978 amid inflation and the yen’s depreciation.
Issuance fees for multiple-entry visas, which allow visitors to enter Japan multiple times over a set period, will be hiked from 6,000 yen to 30,000 yen.
“We do not expect the move to have an immediate impact on inbound tourism,” Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said during a press conference. KYODO NEWS
