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Japan passport photo
Exact requirements for the Japan passport photo, with the official source and the date we checked it.
Issuer notice
Japan asks for an unprocessed photo taken within 6 months. Prefer capture-only mode against a plain wall.
Rules at a glance
- Print size
- 35 × 45 mm
- Digital size
- 413 × 531 px (derived from the print size at 300 dpi)
- File
- JPEG, no limit stated by the issuer
- Head height
- 32-36 mm (71-80% of the photo height)
- Background
- White
- Altered photos
- The issuer advises unaltered photos. Capture-only mode is the default.
- Glasses
- Follow the application form; avoid glare and tinted lenses.
- Expression
- Facing the camera, bare head.
- Head coverings
- No hat; religious coverings are handled by the application office.
- Children
- Follow the application form.
Official source
- www.mofa.go.jpRead from the official page
45 x 35 mm borderless, head 34 +/- 2 mm, no background (white recommended), taken within 6 months. Japan states no pixel size; digital size here is the print size at 300 dpi.
Checked 2026-10-22 against www.mofa.go.jp.
Common reasons photos are rejected
- Shadows on the face or on the background
- Head too small or too large in the frame
- Tilted head, or not facing the camera
- Glare on glasses, or tinted lenses
- Blurred or low-resolution image
- A photo that was altered or heavily retouched
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