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Is Codeine legal in Japan?
Legal with conditions
VERIFIED · 2026-06-30
Allowed only with prior approval / a prescription and declaration.
✓ VERIFIED AGAINST AN OFFICIAL SOURCE
“Narcotics:Morphine, Fentanyl, Oxycodone, Codeine, Tapentadol, GHB(Xyrem,Xywav,Lumryz...) ... If your medicine is in "Narcotics" and/or "Stimulants' Raw Materials", you need to get a permission before you enter/leave Japan.”
→ Narcotics Control Department (NCD), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) — Application GuidanceLast verified · June 2026
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