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Japan prepares to reopen borders to foreign tourists for 1st time in 2 years - The Mainichi

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Japan will resume accepting overseas tourists in June, after keeping its borders closed for some two years during the coronavirus pandemic. Japan has been criticized from both within and outside the country for keeping its rigid pandemic border control measures. The number of foreign visitors in 2021 fell to 245,900, the lowest figure since statistics began to be collected in 1964.

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Japan reopening borders, some restrictions remain

After being closed to tourists for two years, Japan is opening its borders to visitors from 98 countries and regions. It marks the most significant moment so far in the country’s slow relaxation of its COVID-19 entry restrictions. But some restrictions will remain, including a requirement to visit the country as part of a tour group. Japan implemented some of the world’s toughest virus control regimes, and banned foreign visitors …

2 years ago·Barbados

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Japan prepares to reopen borders to foreign tourists for 1st time in 2 years - The Mainichi

TOKYO -- Japan will resume accepting overseas tourists in June, after keeping its borders closed for some two years during the coronavirus pandemic. A

2 years ago·Chiyoda, Japan

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