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What COVID-19 Tests Does Japan Accept?

Vitality team understands the strict Japan requirements for international travel. The methods below are acceptable for travelers between USA to Japan.

  • Rapid nicking enzyme amplification reaction (NEAR) Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) technology  – ID Now by Abbott. Results < 1 hour.
  • RAPID Automated RT-PCR, NAAT. Results < 2 hours.
  • RT-PCR (NAAT). Results < 8 hours.
  • RT-PCR (NAAT). Results < 24 hours.

Sample collection method is valid only for one of the following.
Nasopharyngeal Swab/Nasal Swab※/Saliva/Nasopharyngeal and Oropharyngeal Swabs
※Nasal Swab is valid when the test method is Nucleic Acid Amplification (NAAT) .

Vitality has both of the above mentioned test which are  NEAR and Rapid as well as  conventional RT-PCR’s.

* We selected this particular technology for Japan Pre-Travel testing due to it being highly accurate and accepted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA).






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