Restricted Items : Custom Information 

The following list is of items that are restricted in the country of Japan. This means that some are authorized but it must apply to the Military, Civilian, or DOD personnel.

1. K-BARS

New Japanese Law on Knives

• The Government of Japan approved a bill on Nov. 2008 that would ban possession of certain types of double-edged knives and tighten the criteria for who can own guns.
• The revised Firearm and Sword Control Law would ban possession of daggers and other double-edged knives with blades 5.5 cm or longer. “Currently, swords, and knives and spears with blades 15 cm or longer are banned.”
• There would be a six-month grace period after the new rules on double-edged knives take effect. During that period, those who possess such knives would have to turn them over to police or ship them abroad.

 

On base

• K-Bars are authorized ONLY if the owner is a SNCO(E6) or Officer.
• K-Bars are authorized for SGT (E5) and BELOW only if they are on ACCOMPANIED ORDERS and will reside in BASE HOUSING and NOT THE BEQ.

2. Alcohol – Must be 20 years old.

• No more than 2.28 liters & must be commercially sealed.
• Cpls (E3) and below, who live in BEQ, are not authorized to purchase, consume, possess, or have present in BEQ any hard liquor.
• Cpls (E3) and below, who live in BEQ, shall not possess more than six (6) 12-oz beers/wine coolers/malt liquor beverages OR one (1) bottle of wine per occupant of legal age.
• NCO/PO (E4/E5), who live in BEQ, in barracks shall not possess more than one (1) 750 ml of hard liquor OR twelve (12) 12-oz beers/wine coolers/malt liquor OR two (20) bottles of wine per NCO/PO occupant of legal age.

** Hard liquor as defined here is any beverage with an alcohol content of 10% or higher (20 proof or higher).

3. Tobacco Products – Must be 18 years old.

You are allowed the following:

• 50 cigars
• 2 cartons Cigarettes
• 2 log of Dip / Snuff
• 50 grams of Chewing Tobacco