Check every trip against your passport, purpose of travel and the period actually granted on entry. Visa validity and permitted stay are not the same thing.
Travel days in Asia: no shared allowance
Unlike the Schengen Area, Asia has no common window. Each country sets its own document, its own length of stay and its own extension rules. A stamp in Bangkok tells you nothing about Tokyo.
Japan: 90 days, no work
Short visits of up to 90 days are visa-free for most nationalities. Paid work is out, whatever the length. Carry your passport; the rule is enforced.
Thailand: 60 days, one extension
Sixty days visa-free, extendable once by up to 30 days for tourism. Entering overland is capped at two visa-free crossings per calendar year, which is what breaks the classic visa run.
Indonesia: 30 plus 30 on Bali
The e-VOA runs 30 days and can be extended once by another 30, applied for online before it expires. Sixty days is the ceiling on that visa.
Keep travel days in Asia in separate records
One list per country, not one running total. Re-entering resets some counts and not others, and only a per-country record survives a question at the desk. Note the date the officer actually granted, not the one you planned.
What to check
- Does your nationality qualify for the selected entry route?
- Does tourism cover your actual purpose?
- Is an eVisa, arrival card or visa on arrival required?
- Must an extension be requested before expiry?