Article 18-2(Landing Permission for Temporary Refuge)
(1) An immigration inspector may grant permission for landing for temporary refuge
upon an application from an alien aboard a vessel or aircraft, who is considered to
fall under all of the following items:
(i) A person who has entered Japan on the grounds prescribed in Article 1,
paragraph A-(2) of the Refugee Convention or other equivalent grounds thereto
after fleeing from a territory where his/her life, body or physical freedom was
likely to be endangered.
(ii) It would be appropriate for permission for temporary landing to be granted.
(2) When the immigration inspector finds it necessary for examination pertaining to
the granting of the permission set forth in the preceding paragraph, he/she may
require the alien to provide him/her with information for personal identification in
an electromagnetic form pursuant to the provisions of a Ministry of Justice
ordinance.