Japan Loses Top Spot On Strongest Passport List To Singapore

[Barry]

It seems that to have a "strong" passport, means having foreign policies which are either neutral or wishy-washy.
I suppose a British passport is weak in Iran, but strong in America?
A Japanese passport might be strong in India, but weak in China.

At least we don't have those awful weak burgundy passports any more

[Borg Refinery]

The Japanese passport is no longer No. 1, according to Henley & Partners in its global ranking of travel documents in terms of visa-free access.
It gets travelers into 192 jurisdictions with minimal entry formalities, second to 195 for Singapore's passport, out of a total 227 countries and territories.

Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, sometimes sharing that spot with Singapore, before being dethroned by the Southeast Asian nation on the 2024 list.
This year, it shares the No. 2 spot with Italy, France, Germany and Spain. According to Henley, Japan lost access to Togo and Gabon, while Singapore also lost Togo, but gained visa-free access to Gabon and Guyana.

Japan Times