Here are some important information from the Chiba Police Headquarters to foreign nationals.

OBLIGATION TO CARRY PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION

You are obliged to always carry your passport or alien registration certificate while staying in Japan even if you're a tourist.

*Failure to carry your passport or permit is punishable with a fine up to 100,000 yen unless you have special permission to stay.

BAN ON ILLEGAL STAY/EMPLOYMENT

You are not allowed to overstay the permitted period of stay or engage in activities not approved in the legal status given by the Immigration Bureau at the time of your entry into Japan.

*Overstaying the permitted period of stay is punishable with an imprisonment, with/without hard labor, not exceeding three years or a fine not exceeding three million yen.

*Engaging in work not approved in the legal status is also punishable with an imprisonment, with/without hard labor, not exceeding three years or a fine not exceeding three million yen.