Japan announces plans to dismiss COVID 19 border restrictions for 106 nations

Saturday, April 9, 2022

Japan has announced plans to dismiss COVID 19 border restrictions for 106 nations by eliminating its entry curbs. It includes countries like the US, the UK and France. The Japanese government has shut its borders for majority of foreign nationals from the very onset of the pandemic in 2020.

Although Tokyo has relaxed several COVID-19-related restrictions and is also easing border restrictions, it does not mean a complete reopening for tourists. The Japanese foreign ministry said that foreigners from the 106 countries would not be denied permission to enter Japan from Friday.

However, those willing to enter Japan for tourism purposes will need to wait a while longer since the country is still not allowing an entry.

Many developed nations have already eased their border restrictions and are allowing tourists. However, Japan is still not ready for a full opening. The Japanese government also updated that it will not allow entry permission to 56 countries.

The daily quota on foreign travelers to Japan is 10,000 this month, from 7,000. The latest revision is fully based on the Foreign Ministry dropping the alert level of those 106 countries on April 1. However, Japan will continue to limit who all can get entry inside.

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