Why it could still be years before you can visit Japan
There are fears the country – famous for its centuries of isolation – will remain off-limits to outsiders for some time yet
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There are fears the country – famous for its centuries of isolation – will remain off-limits to outsiders for some time yet
France and Vietnam could be the first to welcome UK tourists back, but don't count on holidays to Japan or China any time soon
When her husband of 30 years passed away in 2018, Fran Bak set off on a not-unlike-Elizabeth-Gilbert spiritual journey that would take her though Bali and India, and end with her being the only tourist given permission to enter the kingdom of Bhutan since the advent of the coronavirus pandemic.
San Francisco resident Fran Bak turned out to be the only traveller landing in the landlocked nation last month. She was not just the focus of attention of immigration officials when she flew into the country: she was also the star attraction for the journalists waiting at the airport.
"They photographed me getting off the plane – I was a front-page story."