Konami revealed in its rules for Yu-Gi-Oh! Japan Championship 2024 for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game (OCG) that tournaments in Japan will only allow Japanese citizens who live in the country.
The tournament uses special rules that combine the Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game, which Konami releases in the East including Japan, and the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, which the company releases in the West.
This is a change from Yu-Gi-Oh! Japan Championship 2023, which allowed all participants as long as they had a permanent address in Japan.
The first stage of preliminary shop qualifying rounds for Yu-Gi-Oh! Japan Championship 2024 began on March 1 and is taking place until March 31.