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Japan scraps Covid border controls in hopes of reviving tourism boom
Kyodo News, Published on 11/10/2022
» Japan removed on Tuesday its cap on daily arrivals and its ban on individual, non-prearranged trips as it seeks to revive the country's struggling inbound tourism sector by easing its Covid-19 border controls.
Japan to allow non-guided group tours from September
Published on 31/08/2022
» Japan will allow non-guided package tours from all countries from Sept 7 and more than double the number of people it permits to enter daily as it further rolls back some of the strictest Covid-19 border controls among major economies.
Japan to ease Covid entry requirements, raise cap on entrants
Published on 23/08/2022
» Japan is planning to stop requiring proof of a negative Covid-19 test result from entrants to the country as long as they have completed three rounds of vaccinations, while also raising the cap on the number of entrants from the current 20,000 a day, a government source said Tuesday.
Travel firms in Japan thrown in confusion as country reopens to foreign tourists
Published on 13/06/2022
» TOKYO: As Japan resumed visa procedures to accept foreign tourists last week, travel companies have been thrown into confusion over the lack of communication regarding entry procedures and last-minute Covid-19 guidelines.
Japan starts visa process for restart of tourism as Covid worries wane
Published on 10/06/2022
» HONG KONG: Japan on Friday resumed visa procedures to accept foreign tourists, taking the first step toward increasing inbound tourism to help turn around its economy as worries about the Covid-19 pandemic wane.
Japan expands daily arrival cap to 20,000 as Covid fears recede
Published on 01/06/2022
» Japan on Wednesday doubled its cap on daily arrivals to the country to 20,000 and allowed most to forgo Covid-19 tests and quarantine periods as it continues to ease its strict border controls amid receding worries about the pandemic.
Japan eases travel advisory for Thailand, 35 others nations
Published on 27/05/2022
» TOKYO: Japan on Thursday eased its travel warning for 36 countries and areas, including Thailand, the United States, Britain, Canada and Hong Kong, over the Covid-19 pandemic, no longer asking Japanese citizens to avoid non-essential trips to the areas.
Japan mulls resuming foreign tourist entry in June
Published on 26/05/2022
» The Japanese government is making final arrangements to resume accepting foreign tourists in June, further relaxing its border controls imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, sources close to the matter said Wednesday.
Japan to let non-resident foreigners enter in 'exceptional circumstances'
Kyodo News, Published on 07/04/2022
» Japan will lift its entry ban on non-resident foreign nationals from 106 countries including Thailand, Britain, India and the United States starting from Friday, the government said, as part of procedures to gradually ease Covid-19 restrictions.
Japan extends ban on entry for tourists
Life, Published on 13/01/2022
» The Japanese government will further extend its entry ban on non-resident foreigners until the end of February, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said this week.