According to the Henley Passport Index, compiled by global citizenship¹ and residence advisory² firm Henley & Partners, Japan now has the most powerful passport on the planet.

根据由全球公民和居住咨询公司亨氏顾问发布的《亨利护照指数》，日本护照是目前全球效力最强的护照。

Having gained visa-free access to Myanmar earlier this month, Japanese citizens can now enjoy visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to a whopping 190 destinations around the world -- knocking Singapore, with 189 destinations, into second place.

在10月初获得缅甸的免签权后，如今日本公民前往全球190个目的地可享受免签或落地签入境，超越了新加坡，后者护照享有189个目的地的免签或落地签入境。

Germany, which began 2018 in the top spot, is now in third place with 188 destinations, tied with France and South Korea.

2018年年初还位于榜首的德国，现在该国公民可免签或落地签入境188个目的地，与法国以及韩国并列第三名。

Uzbekistan lifted visa requirements for French nationals on October 5, having already granted visa-free access to Japanese and Singaporean citizens in early February.

乌兹别克斯坦于10月5日取消了对法国国民的签证要求，此外于今年2月初允许日本和新加坡公民免签入境。

South Korea gained visa-free access to Myanmar on October 1, while Paraguay removed visa requirements for Singaporean passport holders³ in 2017.

10月1日，韩国获得缅甸的免签待遇，而巴拉圭在2017年取消了对新加坡护照持有者的签证要求。

China is now in 71st place, having climbed 14 places since the start of 2017.

中国目前排名第71位，较2017年初上升了14位。

Christian⁴ H. Kalin, Group Chairman of Henley & Partners, commented in a statement on "the extraordinary results that states can achieve when they work hand in hand with their global peers to build a more interconnected and collaborative world."

亨氏顾问集团董事长克里斯蒂安·H·卡林在一份声明中评论道：“当各国与全球其他国家携手合作，共同建设一个更加相互关联和协作的世界时，它们就能取得非凡的成果。”

"China and the UAE exemplify this kind of progress, with both states among the highest overall climbers compared to 2017, purely⁵ as a result of the strong relationships they have built with partner countries around the world."

“中国和阿联酋就是这种进步的例证。相比2017年，阿联酋和中国都是整体攀升率最高的国家，这是因为两国与世界各地的伙伴国家建立了牢固的关系。”