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March 1, 2023
Japan has ended its blanket COVID-19 testing of visitors from mainland China as part of an easing of border controls due to travelers making the journey returning a low rate of positive results since late January.
January 13, 2023
The number of international flight passengers using two major airports in Japan during the New Year holidays surged roughly 17-fold from the same period two years earlier due to the relaxation of border controls, immigration authorities say.
October 20, 2022
The number of weekly COVID-19 cases in Japan has risen for the first time in about two months, with increases recorded in all 47 prefectures except Okinawa, according to health ministry data compiled
October 19, 2022
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in September increased 11.7-fold from a year earlier to 206,500, government data show, with the figure likely to jump in the coming months after Japan removed almost all its COVID-19 entry restrictions earlier this month.
September 12, 2022
The Japanese government says it must strike a balance between opening up to foreign travelers while keeping the coronavirus pandemic in check, as it looks to revive the worlds third-largest economy which has been hard hit by the absence of tourists.
July 17, 2022
As Covid-19 fears ebb, the country prepares to welcome more tourists from abroad.
June 15, 2022
Tourists visiting Japan may be sent home if they fail to abide by rules requiring them to wear masks, sanitise their hands thoroughly and buy private health insurance, according to guidelines set by the government.
May 30, 2022
Malaysiansย visiting Japan will no longer be required to do on-arrival PCR test and quarantine beginning June 1, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO).
May 26, 2022
Japan will resume accepting foreign tourists from June 10, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says, as the country continues to ease its COVID-19 border controls.
April 1, 2022
Japan will raise its daily cap on overseas arrivals to around 10,000 from April 10, up from the current 7,000, the top government spokesman says, as the country gradually relaxes its coronavirus border controls.