Nihonkoku-min de aru hon ryoken no shojinin o tsūro koshō naku ryokō sase, katsu, dōnin ni hitsuyō na hogo fujo o ataerareru yō, kankei no shokan ni yōsei suru.[The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan] requests all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer, a Japanese national, to pass freely and without hindrance and, in case of need, to afford him or her every possible aid and protection.