Japan dismisses its limit on daily arrivals

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Japan has dismissed its limit on daily arrivals and its prohibition on individual, non-prearranged tours, since it is looking to resurrect its stressed inbound tourism sector by relaxing its COVID-19 border control measures.

Besides taking away the 50,000-person entry limit and terminating the prerequisite that tourists travel on package tours, Japan will also not require visitors to get a visa if they are citizens from 68 countries and regions with which Japan made a waiver arrangement before the pandemic.

Internally, the Japanese government started the National Travel Discount program, presenting a financial grant of up to 11,000 yen ($76) per person per night for a total of seven nights. The program began in Japan’s 47 districts, excluding Tokyo, which will join on the 20th of this month.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said that with these measures, they are hoping to encourage travel both domestically and globally and recover the demand affected by the pandemic and invigorate regional areas.

Japanese Tourism Minister Tetsuo Saito that it is a breakthrough for the tourism industry, mentioning the alleviated border controls and the travel promotion drive.

The Nomura Research Institute evaluates that an upsurge in incoming travelers will fetch an extra 2.1 trillion yen for Japan’s economy next year. The impact of the funding program till its planned ending in late December will be valued at 446.4 billion yen.

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