The Japanese passport is the world's most powerful passport.

Data provided by Henley Passport Index confirms that Japan's passport is the world's most powerful passport as it offers the highest travel mobility.

Data provided by Henley Passport Index confirms that Japan's passport is the world's most powerful passport as it offers the highest travel mobility.In January 2020, British consulting company Henley & Partners placed the Japanese passport at the top of its Passport Index Global Ranking. The index ranks passports by how many of 199 countries and regions around the world people holding them can visit without a prior visa.

Travellers with a Japanese passport have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 191 different destinations. A close second was Singapore’s passport which grants access to 190 destinations, with joint third taken by South Korea and Europe’s first entry, Germany, with 189 accessible places each.