Tag: Japan Inbound
Japan brings forward end to pandemic border controls
Arrangements are underway to lift Japan’s Covid-19 border control measures this Saturday, ahead of initial plans to do so on May 8.
According to Japanese...
Japan removes visa and arrival cap, welcomes individual tourists once again
Japan will resume visa-free entry for individual travellers from October 11, announced prime minister Fumio Kishida yesterday in New York. This brings the country’s...
Japan confirms end of pre-arrival tests from September 7
Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida has confirmed the country's move to cease pre-arrival Covid tests for vaccinated travellers from September 7.
Travellers from then will...
Japan may scrap pre-arrival Covid tests within weeks
Japan is considering the removal of pre-arrival Covid-19 testing requirement for vaccinated inbound travellers, with a decision likely to be made within weeks, reported...
Japan to ease border restrictions further from June 10
Following on from a trial reopening in May to permit small group tours from four countries, Japan is now set to allow entry of...
Japan plans for reopening but holds breath on tourist entry
The Japanese government is expected to reopen international borders to transient business travellers and visitors arriving for education and technical training as soon as...
Building a learning journey through Japan
Few would think of launching a travel business today, right in the midst of a prolonged pandemic and tourism crisis, but former architect and...
Japan ponders state of emergency extension
Japan may be forced to endure a longer pandemic-induced state of emergency beyond May 31, as current measures fail to show sufficient decline in...
Asian countries step up social distancing, extend lockdowns as virus toll...
Governments across Asia are tightening the screws on social distancing and travel restrictions, with many announcing the extension of travel bans and lockdowns, in...
