Japan will finally ease its strict border restrictions on October 11, permitting internationals to enter this country for non-essential purposes such as tourism.
The decision has been confirmed by the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, during a news conference held at the foot of Central Park in New York, VisaGuide.World reports.
It has also been confirmed that the cap on daily arrivals will also be lifted following the easing of the restrictions in an effort to facilitate the travel process and help the country recover from the damages caused by the spread of the Coronavirus and its new variants.
Last week, authorities in Japan announced that they increased the entry limit to 50,000 per day from 20,000 as it was before, as part of efforts to facilitate the travel process.
“We will remove the cap on the number of people entering the country and will resume accepting individual travel and visa-free travel,” Kishida pointed out in this regard, as reported by Nikkie Asia.
According to the figures provided by the World Health Organization (WHO), authorities in Japan have registered a total of 20,840,785 cases of Coronavirus infection since the start of the pandemic, while a total of 44,071 people have died during the same period.
In addition, the figures provided by WHO also show that as of September 6 this year, a total of 317,584,412 vaccine doses have been administered in this country.
The epidemiological situation in this country led the authorities to keep in place strict entry rules and other restrictions, despite the fact that they have often been criticized and urged to be abolished.
However, authorities in Japan are currently attempting to change the entry rules and welcome a large number of internationals.
In addition, earlier this year, authorities in Japan confirmed that they also lifted the mandatory COVID-19 test requirement for arrivals from other countries.
However, back then, it was clarified that the entry of tourists would still be prohibited, meaning that arrivals from other countries would not be allowed to enter Japan for tourism purposes.
A previous report provided by the World Travel and Tourism Council said that Japan’s travel and tourism sector is expected to provide a strong boost next year in terms of the country’s economic recovery, thus making a significant contribution to the country’s GDP and thus reaching almost pre-pandemic levels.
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