Applications for the so-called "vaccine passport", which proves that the new coronavirus has been vaccinated for those traveling abroad, have begun to be accepted.
In some overseas countries such as Italy and Austria, if you show your vaccination certificate at the time of entry, you may be exempted from inspection and sequestration measures. We have started accepting applications.
Of these, in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, a temporary window was set up on the first floor of the ward office, and about 10 people lined up before the reception started at 8:30 am.
Then, when the acceptance started, the people who visited the application submitted the passports and documents of the passport necessary for the procedure.
An Italian couple in their 40s said, "I'm planning to return home for the first time in two years on the weekend, so I came to get the vaccination certificate."
Also, a Japanese man in his 60s said, "I was talking about going on a trip to Italy or Spain for the first time in two years as a couple, and I thought it would never be better."
A Japanese man in his 70s, who is a teacher in Vietnam, said, "Students are waiting there, so I thought I'd prepare to go anytime."
In Shinagawa Ward, applications are accepted by mail as well as at the counter, and in principle, they will be issued on the same day.
Mr. Ryu Sawa, the chief vaccination certificate officer in Shinagawa Ward, said, "We have more people than we expected. Since the window will be crowded, we would like to apply only to those who travel abroad." Was there.