Japan Border Control News Today

Japan will lift its current COVID-19 border controls for all arrivals on April 29 in anticipation of an increase in travelers during the Golden Week holidays, according to the government

Japan is making arrangements to bring forward the lifting of its current COVID-19 border control measures to Saturday in anticipation of an increase in overseas travelers during the Golden Week holidays, government sources say.

Japan is planning to scrap a negative coronavirus test requirement on visitors from China due to a low rate of positive results during sample testing at airports, a government source said on March 30.

Japan is considering easing COVID-19 border controls on travelers arriving from China by the end of this month, a government source said on Feb. 9.

Japan increased its daily entry cap on arrivals from 20,000 to 50,000 on Sept. 7, as the country's tourism sector has been languishing in the face of strict COVID-19 border controls imposed for more than two years.

Japan removes its cap on daily arrivals and its ban on individual, non-prearranged trips as it seeks to revive the countrys struggling inbound tourism sector by easing its COVID-19 border controls.

The number of foreign visitors to Japan topped 100,000 for the fifth consecutive month in August following a relaxation of border control, government data showed on Sept. 21, with the figure likely to keep rising as Japan is looking to lift the entry cap.

Japan lifts entry cap on daily arrivals to bolster tourism sector-

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday announced plans to ease border controls for travellers from early September

Japan issued 90,306 visas to foreign nationals in 2021, marking the lowest figure since comparable records were made available in 1999, due to pandemic-related travel restrictions, the Foreign Ministry said on May 31.