Can I reuse my Canadian passport photo for Japan Passport?

No. Canada is often 50 × 70 mm; Japan Passport needs 45 × 45 mm on White.

Living in Canada — DIY Japan Passport OK?

Yes. Select Japan Passport so Japan sizing applies.

Shop prints in Canada?

Ask specifically for 45 × 45 mm, or print the FotoPass sheet yourself.

Japan consulate in Canada — photo tips?

Bring the latest compliant export; do not rely on on-site reprinting.

Japan passport rules apply; remove if unsure.

Portal compression errors?

Crop first here, compress second for the portal.

Can I reuse a driving-licence photo for this passport?

Only if size and background already match. Otherwise regenerate as Japan Passport on this page.

Does this page create ID or licence photos?

No — the selector is Japan Passport. Pick the matching document for other products.

Japan Passport — 45 × 45 mm

Q: What size is a Japan Passport photo?

45 × 45 mm with a White background.

Canadian dual citizens & travellers: Japan Passport sizes

Scope lock: this URL is for Japan Passport travel-document photos only — licence and national-ID copy live on their own pages.

In Canada, US japan passport requests are common for dual citizens and frequent travellers. Canadian passport dimensions (often taller prints) are a frequent mix-up with Japan square or ratio crops.

This article is scoped to Japan Passport as a Japan travel / passport photo (45 × 45 mm, White). Driving-licence and national-ID wording is not pasted here.

Canada’s common 50 × 70 mm passport strip is taller than Japan Passport at 45 × 45 mm. Dual citizens who recycle the Canadian print into a Japan form get predictable rejections.

Official framing for Japan Passport on FotoPass is 45 × 45 mm with a White background. Treat any other country’s booth print as a different template.

From any province: selfie → Japan Passport selected → upload on this page → use the export for Japan online tools or a Japan appointment while living in Canada.

50 × 70 mm Canada vs Japan Passport

Do not trim a Canadian strip into another shape in Preview/Photos — head-size percentages break. Regenerate with Japan Passport so 45 × 45 mm is authored correctly.

Background must read White for this passport document even if your Canadian studio used a cooler grey.

Cross-border filing habits for Japan Passport

Keep separate folders: “CA passport” vs “Japan Passport”. Mixing filenames is how the wrong JPEG gets uploaded at midnight.

Japan passport photo — what people search

This page is scoped to Japan Passport only: 45 × 45 mm on a White background. Licence or national-ID crops belong on their own document pages.

Queries such as “Japan passport photo size” and “biometric passport photo” should land here — not on a driving-licence tool with a coincidentally similar millimetre size.

Japan passport note

Japan passport photos follow a strict portrait ratio. This page sets Japan Passport to 45 × 45 mm / White.

Canada → Japan passport gate

Japan Passport explicitly required
45 × 45 mm export (not 50 × 70 mm)
White backdrop
No recycled IRCC/Canada passport JPEG
Neutral face, no sports-jersey uniforms
Site market Canada / photo law Japan

Canadian residence does not unlock Canadian millimetres on a Japan Passport form — use this page’s Japan crop.