Japan - National authorities

National contacts

Management authorities

1. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

Office of Trade Licensing for Wild Animals and Plants
Trade Control Department
Trade and Economic Security Bureau
Telephone
+81 3 35 01 17 23
Fax
+81 3 35 01 09 97
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
1-3-1 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8901
Last update
23 September 2024

Other Management Authorities competent to grant permits / Otras Autoridades Administrativas competentes para conceder permisos / Autres organes de gestion compétents pour délivrer les permis For import and (re-)export of wild fauna and flora / Para la importación y la (re)exportación de fauna y flora silvestres/ Pour l’importation et la (ré-)exportation de la faune et la flore sauvages

2. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

Office of Trade Licensing for Wild Animals and Plants
Trade Control Department
Trade and Economic Security Bureau
Telephone
+81 3 35 01 17 23
Fax
+81 3 35 01 09 97
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
1-3-1 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8901
Last update
23 September 2024

For introduction from the sea / Para la introducción procedente del mar / Pour les introductions en provenance de la mer For Whale

3. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

International Affairs Division
Fisheries Agency
Telephone
+81 3 35 02 24 43
Fax
+81 3 35 04 26 49
Mailing address
1-2-1 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8907
Last update
08 December 2022

For Coral

4. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Fisheries and Resources Management Division
Fisheries Agency
Telephone
+81 3 67 44 23 63
Fax
+81 3 35 01 10 19
Mailing address
1-2-1 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8907
Last update
08 December 2022

For Others

5. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Resources and Environment Research Division
Fisheries Agency
Telephone
+81 3 35 02 84 87
Fax
+81 3 35 02 16 82
Mailing address
1-2-1 Kasumigaseki
Tokyo 100-8907
Last update
08 December 2022

For (re-)export of plants / Para la (re)exportación de plantas / Pour la (ré-)exportation des plantes

6. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry
Telephone
+81 52 951 40 91
Fax
+81 52 961 76 98
Mailing address
5-2, Sannomaru 2-chome
Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi
Aichi 460-8510
Last update
23 September 2024

7. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

Chugoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry
Telephone
+81 82 224 56 59
Fax
+81 82 224 56 42
Mailing address
Hiroshima No. 2 Godo-chosha Building
6-30, Kami Hatchobori
Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi
Hiroshima 730-8531
Last update
08 December 2022

8. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

Hokkaido Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry
Telephone
+81 11 709 17 52
Fax
+81 11 709 17 98
Mailing address
Sapporo No. 1 Godo-chosha Building
Kita 8-jo Nishi 2-chome
1-1, Kita-ku
Sapporo 060-0808
Last update
08 December 2022

9. Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry

Telephone
+81 6 69 66 60 34
Fax
+81 6 69 66 60 88
Mailing address
1-5-44, Otemae
Chuo-ku
Osaka 540-8535
Last update
08 December 2022

10. Kobe International Trade Office

Telephone
+81 78 393 26 82
Fax
+81 78 393 26 85
Mailing address
5th floor, Kobe Local Joint Government Building
29, Kaigan-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi
Hyogo 650-0024
Last update
08 December 2022

11. Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry

Telephone
+81 92 482 54 25
Fax
+81 92 482 53 21
Mailing address
Fukuoka No.1 Godo-chosha Building
11-1, Hakata Eki Higashi 2-chome
Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi
Fukuoka 812-8546
Last update
08 December 2022

12. Okinawa General Bureau, Cabinet Office

Telephone
+81 98 866 17 31
Fax
+81 98 860 37 10
Mailing address
2-1-1 Omoromachi
Naha city
Okinawa 900-0006
Last update
08 December 2022

13. Shikoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry

Telephone
+81 87 811 85 25
Fax
+81 87 811 85 56
Mailing address
3-33 Sunport
Takamatsu-shi
Kagawa 760-8512
Last update
08 December 2022

14. Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry

International Affairs Division
Telephone
+81 22 221 49 07
Fax
+81 22 261 73 90
Mailing address
3-3-1, Honcho Aobaku
Sendai
Last update
23 September 2024

15. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Trade Control Policy Office
Telephone
+81 48 600 0261
Mailing address
Saitama-shintoshin Joint Government
Building No.1
1-1 Shintoshin Chuo-ku, Saitama-shi
Saitama 330-9715
Last update
23 September 2024

16. Yokohama International Trade Office

Telephone
+81 45 212 1105
Fax
+81 45 201 7156
Mailing address
3F Yokohama sinminato Godo-chosha Building 1-6-1sinminato,Naka-ku,Yokohama-shi
KANAGAWA 231-0001
Last update
06 June 2023

For/para/pour Mammalia (except/excepto/sauf Cetacea, Pinnipedia & Sirenia), Aves, Reptilia (except/excepto/sauf Cheloniidae & Dermochelyidae), Amphibia, Arthropoda & Annelida

1. Ministry of the Environment

Wildlife Division
Telephone
+81 3 55 21 82 83
Fax
+81 3 35 81 70 90
Mailing address
1-2-2 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8975
Last update
08 December 2022

For/para/pour Cetacea, Pinnipedia, Sirenia, Cheloniidae, Dermochelyidae, Pisces, Mollusca & Cnidaria

2. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Resources and Environment Research Division
Fisheries Agency
Telephone
+81 3 35 02 07 36
Fax
+81 3 35 02 16 82
Mailing address
1-2-1 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8907
Last update
08 December 2022

Flora Herbal species / Especies herbarias / Herbes

3. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Horticultural Crop Division
Agricultural Production Bureau
Telephone
+81 3 35 02 81 11
Fax
+81 3 35 02 08 89
Mailing address
1-2-1 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8950
Last update
08 December 2022

Timber species / Especies maderables / Bois

4. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Research, Extension and Environment Policy Division
Forestry Agency
Telephone
+81 3 35 01 38 45
Fax
+81 3 35 02 28 87
Mailing address
1-2-1 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8952
Last update
08 December 2022

1. Ministry of the Environment

Wildlife Division
Nature Conservation Bureau
Telephone
+81 3 55 21 82 83
Fax
+81 3 35 81 70 90
Mailing address
1-2-2 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8975
Last update
08 December 2022

2. Ministry of Finance

Customs Clearance Division
Customs and Tariff Bureau
Telephone
+81 3 35 81 41 11 (ext. 2534)
Fax
+81 3 52 51 21 25
Mailing address
3-1-1 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
Last update
08 December 2022

3. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Resources and Environment Research Division
Fisheries Agency
Telephone
+81 3 35 02 84 87
Fax
+81 3 35 02 16 82
Mailing address
1-2-1 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8907
Last update
08 December 2022

4. National Police Agency

Director of Economic Crimes Investigation
Community Safety Bureau
Telephone
+81 3 35 81 01 41
Fax
+81 3 35 81 93 35
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
1-2 Kasumigaseki 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8974
Last update
08 December 2022