Japan, for example, cannot do background checks on US citizens as they are barred by law from doing so. Unless you volunteer information, they won't know. Why does the US have so many criminals? Because they put the bar so low.
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Getting Into JapanAs a general rule, you'll have trouble with any conviction that included a sentence of a year or more in jail. To be clear, having a conviction on your record won't keep you from entering Japan for life. You will, however, have to jump through extra hoops.
Travel to Japan with a DUI. Japan is a country that, according to its laws, can ban you for certain types of convictions from entering the country – for tourism, work, or study visa purposes. For a DUI, the focus is on whether the sentence imposed for the DUI was more than one year in jail or prison.