Japan travel

TOKYO — Japan said Wednesday it would end a requirement for vaccinated travelers to have a coronavirus test to enter the country, a gradual step toward ...

The [omicron variant](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/interactive/2021/tracker-omicron-spread/?itid=lb_coronavirus-what-you-need-to-know_11) is behind much of the recent spread. We’ve also created [a guide to help you decide when to keep wearing face coverings](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/04/20/when-to-still-mask-planes/?itid=lb_coronavirus-what-you-need-to-know_8). Here’s [what to know about how vaccine efficacy could be affected](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/08/22/coronavirus-immune-response-boosters/?itid=lb_coronavirus-what-you-need-to-know_6) by your prior infections and booster history. Immunizations for [children under 5](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/06/21/coronavirus-vaccine-under-5/?itid=lb_coronavirus-what-you-need-to-know_5) became available this summer. For months, business leaders and tourism industry groups have been calling on Japan to fully reopen its borders, arguing that it would bring much-needed revenue to invigorate the economy and that U.S. [in the U.S.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/coronavirus-us-cases-deaths/?state=US&itid=lb_coronavirus-what-you-need-to-know_9) and [across the world](https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/mapping-spread-new-coronavirus/?itid=lb_coronavirus-what-you-need-to-know_10). In July, the number rose to about 7,900. But that is a far cry from pre-pandemic levels; Japan welcomed a record 32 million foreign tourists in 2019 and had aimed to reach 40 million in 2020. International students, some business travelers and family members of Japanese residents are allowed to enter the country. Many Asian countries continue to impose quarantine or testing rules for international arrivals, but Japan’s restrictions were out of step with others in the Group of Seven major economies. Among those steps is raising the cap on daily entrants, currently at 20,000, but Kishida did not give a specific figure. Japan requires a

Tourists can now visit Japan under limited circumstances – here's everything you need to know.

Once at the airport in Japan, you need to take another PCR test and download a [health monitoring app](https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/covid-19/bordercontrol.html). The rules are changing regularly, so keep an eye out for updates and start planning that trip of a lifetime. However, apparently the government is considering allowing individual travellers – through trips will almost certainly still need to be entirely organised through a travel agency. If you’ve had three jabs and you’re travelling from a ‘red’ or ‘yellow’ list country, you’ll need to quarantine for three days. If you’re coming from a ‘blue’ list country, you won’t need to quarantine. This ‘test tourism’ phase is being analysed by the government before deciding when the country will resume normal levels of tourism. The current stage in Japan’s reopening is being described as a period of ‘test tourism’. Both the [UK](https://www.timeout.com/uk) and [USA](https://www.timeout.com/usa), for example, are both on the ‘blue’ list. The quarantine rules are slightly complicated, too, and depend on your departure country. Countries are split into three categories: ‘red’, ‘yellow’ and ‘blue’ (see the full list of countries Here’s what you need to know. [here](https://www.mofa.go.jp/ca/fna/page4e_001053.html)).

TOKYO -- Japan will raise the daily cap on entrants into the country and scrap the need for proof of a negative COVID test, Prime Minister Fumio Kishi.

Japan will scrap a requirement to show a negative Covid-19 result to enter the country for boostered travelers, as it faces pressure from the tourism ...

The premier made the announcement via video link from his official residence, where he’s isolating as he recovers from a mild case of Covid after testing positive over the weekend. [Covid](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-21/japan-prime-minister-kishida-tests-positive-for-covid-fnn-says) testing will go into effect Sept. Japan will scrap a requirement to show a negative Covid-19 result to enter the country for boostered travelers, as it faces pressure from the tourism industry and businesses to roll back some of the most stringent pandemic border restrictions left globally.

Travelers who have received three doses of an approved coronavirus vaccine will be exempted from pre-arrival PCR tests. Travel agencies have been urging the ...

If this does not resolve the issue or you are unable to add the domains to your allowlist, please see Kishida did not offer a specific new daily arrival cap. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that Japan will stop mandating pre-arrival coronavirus tests for vaccinated travelers from Sept.

TOKYO: Japan may lift requirements for pre-departure COVID-19 tests for travellers and raise daily caps on entrants, domestic media have reported.

"We would like to reiterate that the need for business people to have a visa before departing for Japan is still an obstacle," European Business Council president Michael Mroczek said. The health ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The government may soon waive tests for vaccinated passengers, with the change taking effect in a few weeks, Nikkei reported late on Monday (Aug 22).

The Japanese government is moving to start accepting overseas tourists who do not want to take guided tours in a bid to address a decline in the numbers of ...

Tourists will also be asked to follow guidelines if cases of infection are confirmed. But all tourists are still required to join guided tours and obtain a visa. The country reopened to foreign holidaymakers in June with the easing of anti-coronavirus border controls.

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday announced plans to ease border controls from early September by eliminating requirements for ...

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