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Japan · All published months

J133,595

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Month	J1
Oct '18	219
Nov '18	220
Dec '18	443
Jan '19	361
Feb '19	319
Mar '19	526
Apr '19	383
May '19	450
Jun '19	1,368
Jul '19	1,692
Aug '19	644
Sep '19	249
Oct '19	221
Nov '19	211
Dec '19	444
Jan '20	256
Feb '20	351
Mar '20	281
Apr '20	15
May '20	20
Jun '20	36
Jul '20	71
Aug '20	199
Sep '20	65
Oct '20	61
Nov '20	65
Dec '20	116
Jan '21	76
Feb '21	84
Mar '21	210
Apr '21	155
May '21	150
Jun '21	473
Jul '21	852
Aug '21	432
Sep '21	158
Oct '21	131
Nov '21	211
Dec '21	546
Jan '22	161
Feb '22	236
Mar '22	315
Apr '22	230
May '22	385
Jun '22	1,188
Jul '22	1,234
Aug '22	437
Sep '22	197
Oct '22	155
Nov '22	217
Dec '22	346
Jan '23	231
Feb '23	222
Mar '23	353
Apr '23	277
May '23	528
Jun '23	1,305
Jul '23	1,092
Aug '23	440
Sep '23	222
Oct '23	167
Nov '23	240
Dec '23	381
Jan '24	188
Feb '24	235
Mar '24	382
Apr '24	312
May '24	605
Jun '24	1,176
Jul '24	978
Aug '24	440
Sep '24	247
Oct '24	189
Nov '24	144
Dec '24	323
Jan '25	224
Feb '25	248
Mar '25	321
Apr '25	354
May '25	361
Jun '25	809
Jul '25	511
Aug '25	845
Sep '25	319
Oct '25	233
Nov '25	157
Dec '25	253
Jan '26	206
Feb '26	212
Total	33,595

Source: U.S. Department of State monthly nonimmigrant visa issuance reports. Monthly figures are preliminary. Issuance counts do not measure approval rates. A dash means that month has not been published.