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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Japan

How many B1/B2 visas nationals of Japan are issued, and what each US consulate in Japan issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Japan

Every B1/B2 visa issued to a national of Japan, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Japan, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

7,2747,274

Up 9.4%vs 6,646 in the 12 months before

Up 9.4% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
606
Busiest month
740
Dec 2025
Latest month
677
Feb 2026Up 16%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 6.6k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 7.3k

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Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

02.5k5k7.5k10k
3.7k
Pre-COVID peak6.7k
6.3k
5.6k
5.4k
2.5k
1.7k
3.2k
4.4k
5.8k
Highest7.2k
3.1k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 3,655 visas; FY2016: 6,703 visas; FY2017: 6,296 visas; FY2018: 5,613 visas; FY2019: 5,414 visas; FY2020: 2,532 visas; FY2021: 1,659 visas; FY2022: 3,237 visas; FY2023: 4,389 visas; FY2024: 5,788 visas; FY2025: 7,231 visas; FY2026: 3,134 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 7,231 visas (+25% on FY2024). That's 7.9% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is level with the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Japan
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026677583Up 16%
January 2026530577Down 8.1%
December 2025740558Up 33%
November 2025568660Down 14%
October 2025619713Down 13%
September 2025583726Down 20%
August 2025545629Down 13%
July 2025536388Up 38%
June 2025554570About flat, 2.8%
May 2025701401Up 75%
April 2025722395Up 83%
March 2025499446Up 12%
February 2025583–
January 2025577–
December 2024558–
November 2024660–
October 2024713–
September 2024726–
August 2024629–
July 2024388–
June 2024570–
May 2024401–
April 2024395–
March 2024446–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Japan who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Japan.

B1/B2 visas issued in Japan

How many B1/B2 visas the US consulates in Japan issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Japan, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

20,10720,107

About flat, 1.5%vs 20,418 in the 12 months before

About the same as the previous 12 months (−1.5%).

Monthly average
1.7k
Busiest month
2k
Apr 2025
Latest month
1.8k
Feb 2026About flat, 2.5%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 20k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 20k

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Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Tokyo76% of total
    15kUp 3.1%
    15,280 visas in the last 12 months, 14,821 in the 12 months before
  • Osaka-Kobe20% of total
    4kDown 19%
    3,999 visas in the last 12 months, 4,965 in the 12 months before
  • Naha4.1% of total
    828Up 31%
    828 visas in the last 12 months, 632 in the 12 months before

Tokyo issues the most: 76% of the total. Naha grew the most (+31%); Osaka-Kobe issued 19% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Japan each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
6.8%
11%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: October 2024: 2,434 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, October was typically the busiest month and July the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    22k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    20k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 6.1%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    20k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    About flat, 1.8%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    3.5k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Up 4.5%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 19,955 visas (−1.8% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 4.5% ahead of the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Japan
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,7531,711About flat, 2.5%
January 20261,7561,646Up 6.7%
December 20251,8091,678Up 7.8%
November 20251,3961,719Down 19%
October 20251,8792,434Down 23%
September 20251,7312,134Down 19%
August 20251,5921,671Down 4.7%
July 20251,4871,395Up 6.6%
June 20251,6801,681About flat, 0.1%
May 20251,4301,413About flat, 1.2%
April 20252,0381,558Up 31%
March 20251,5561,378Up 13%
February 20251,7111,296Up 32%
January 20251,6461,972Down 17%
December 20241,6781,209Up 39%
November 20241,7191,971Down 13%
October 20242,4342,324Up 4.7%
September 20242,1342,127About flat, 0.3%
August 20241,6711,811Down 7.7%
July 20241,3951,331Up 4.8%
June 20241,6812,172Down 23%
May 20241,4131,431About flat, 1.3%
April 20241,5581,900Down 18%
March 20241,3781,979Down 30%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

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