Just 17% of Japan citizens hold passport, data shows


TOKYO: Only around one in six Japanese citizens hold valid passports, fresh data has shown, with the number of residents travelling abroad slowly recovering but still below pre-pandemic levels.

The latest rate is far below the half of Americans with passports, a level that has soared from around five per cent in 1990.

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