Moving Pets To Japan

Off base housing permitting cats is especially difficult to obtain.

Moving pets to japan. Your 40 day application to the ministry in japan for your permission to import. Japan only accepts so called inactivated or recombinant vaccines and not live ones. The main benefit in moving to japan with the military is that your pet won t need to stay in the u s. Look below to learn some of the restrictions to traveling with pets to japan and make sure to speak with us.

Im a pharmacist with a masters in ireland and i also have a bachelors in medicinal chemistry so im hoping to find something. It s unlikely if you re living in the u s that your cat already meets these requirements. It s certainly possible in english but japanese can be a big help though as you ll see it doesn t automatically clear every hurdle. The tick and tapeworm treatment within 10 days of travel.

Hi there im hopefully moving to japan next year pending covid of course. Some restaurants and hotels accept pets. Military pet moves from the us to japan in many ways animal quarantine services in japan has made it a little easier for military families to bring their pets into the country. Completing international veterinary certificate and japan s certificates a and c.

In addition those vaccines must be given over two or more rounds for japanese officials to agree your pet is free of rabies. If they re not. Safely move your pet to or from japan with pacific pet transport. Japan is a beautiful and pet friendly place to travel.

A few do but you will have to hunt for them. Pacific pet transport are experts when it comes to moving pets to or from japan. Housing here is very limited both on and off base. The usda export endorsement.

And there may be extra fees for keeping a pet such as a deposit. All dogs must be on the leash or in the cage when outdoors except in designated dog parks. It also helps to have a japanese speaker to respond to follow up information requests that may come in from the aqs. If you are traveling from hawaii or guam to japan visit japan s animal quarantine service websitefor more information.

Taking dogs and cats into japan from the united states all other states pets dogs and cats may be imported into japan with a quarantine of less than 12 hours if the following conditions are met. Even though members are authorized to bring their pets to mcas iwakuni bringing pets to mcas iwakuni japan is highly discouraged. For 180 days like civilian pets do. If you have multiple pets as i did you ll have to fill out separate forms.

Please visit their very helpful english website. The japanese animal quarantine service aqs is the official source of information regarding the import and export of pets in japan. It is imperative that persons who wish to export their pet from japan consult the aqs website and make the proper coordination directly with the aqs in order to avoid any misunderstandings.