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

根据全球公民和居住咨询公司Henley & Partners Citizens编纂的亨利护照指数，日本护照现在是全球最强大的护照。

Having gained visa-free access to Myanmar earlier in October, 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.

10月初，日本护照获得缅甸免签后，日本公民现在可以在全球190个国家和地区享受免签或者落地签，将拥有189个免签和落地签目的地的新加坡挤到了第二名。

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

2018年初，第一名还是德国的，现在德国、法国以及韩国同居第三，均有188个免签和落地签目的地。

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

乌兹别克斯坦在2月初的时候允许日本和新加坡公民免签入境，10月5日又对法国公民取消了签证要求。

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

韩国在10月1日获得了缅甸免签，而巴拉圭在2017年对新加坡公民移除了签证要求。

The United States and the UK, both with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 186 destinations, are in fifth place. With neither having gained entry to any new jurisdictions⁴ this year, it seems unlikely that either will soon reclaim⁵ the No.1 spot they held in 2015.

同样拥有186个免签和落地签目的地的美国和英国并列第五名。由于今年这两个国家都没有新进展，这两个国家要想重归2015年的巅峰似乎有点难了。

The United Arab Emirates is the decade's biggest success story when it comes to travel freedom. It's risen from 62nd place in 2006 to now being No. 21 in the rankings.

论及旅游自由，阿联酋绝对是10年来最成功的国家。它从2006年的第62位上升到了现在的第21位。

It's also signed a visa-waiver agreement with Russia in July, due to come into effect in the coming months.

今年七月，阿联酋和俄罗斯签订了免签协议，很快就会生效。

China recently obtained access to Myanmar and is now in 71st place, having climbed 14 places since the start of 2017.

中国近期获得了缅甸的免签权，目前位列第71位，较2017年初上升了14位。

Christian⁶ H. K?lin, 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.

Henley & Partners的集团董事长克里斯蒂安·H·凯林在一则声明中评论道：“这种杰出的成绩是因为国家之间携手共创一个更加互联合作的世界。

"China and the UAE exemplify this kind of progress, with both states among the highest overall climbers compared to 2017, purely⁷ as a result of the strong relationships they have built with partner countries around the world."

“中国和阿联酋印证了这一进展，较2017年他们的名次上升幅度最大，这完全是因为这两个国家和他们在全球的伙伴国之间建立起的牢固关系。”

Joint last place on the updated Henley Passport Index list are Afghanistan and Iraq, with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 30 jurisdictions, just below Syria and Somalia (32) and Pakistan (33).

在最新的亨利护照指数排行中位居末位的是阿富汗和伊拉克，能免签和落地签的国家和地区只有30个，并列倒数第三和倒数第五分别是叙利亚和索马里（32个目的地）以及巴基斯坦（33个目的地）。