How to Apply for Japan’s Medicine Import Certificate in 2026 (Yunyu Kakunin-sho)

Bringing more than a month’s supply of medicine, spare syringes or a CPAP machine to Japan? Here is how to get the import certificate online, step by step.

By Anthony Tipling-Bower

Planning to bring more than a month’s worth of prescription medicine to Japan? Or syringes, or medical equipment like a CPAP machine?

Then there’s a good chance you’ll need a Yunyu Kakunin-sho before you fly. It’s Japan’s import certificate for medicines and medical devices. You’ll also see it called by its old name, the Yakkan Sh…