Covid-19: Japan eases foreign tourism ban, allows guided package tours

Covid-19: Japan eases foreign tourism ban, allows guided package tours

Covid-19: Japan eases foreign tourism ban, allows guided package tours

Tokyo : Japan on Friday eased its borders for foreign tourists and began accepting visa applications, but only for those on guided package tours who are willing to follow mask-wearing and other antivirus measures as the country cautiously tries to balance business and infection worries.

Friday is the first day to start procedures needed for the entry and arrivals are not expected until late June at the earliest, even though airport immigration and quarantine offices stood by for any possible arrivals. — AP