- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced this week that Japan will no longer require pre-arrival coronavirus tests for vaccinated travelers from Sept. 7, and will increase the number of arrivals allowed into the country on a daily basis — a number that is currently set at 20,000. Visitors will now be required to submit proof of vaccination and those that have received three doses of an approved vaccine will not need a pre-arrival PCR test.
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Foreign tourists who aren’t traveling as part of group tours will soon be able to come to Japan under eased tourism restrictions — as long as they book flights and accommodation through a travel agency, a government official in charge said Thursday.
“The key is to have a sponsor in Japan, like a travel agency, and that they know the whereabouts of the traveler on a given day,” the official said, who asked not to be named in line with ministry guidelines. “They will also offer information on Japan’s social distancing rules and be the contact person if travelers get sick.”
Isolation ends: Japan reopens its borders to the world
The government is relaxing Japan's COVID-19 protocols in line with other major economies in a bid to attract overseas visitors wanting to take advantage of a weakening yen
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