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Lowenna Waters

Japan reopens to tourists: New travel requirements, to-dos before arrival, and rules while in the country

Japan had some of the toughest entry requirements

(Picture: Toru Hanai/Reuters)

Japan is set to lift its border restrictions on foreign tourists after more than two years of Covid restrictions.

The country’s prime minister Fumio Kishida said that the relaxation means that tourists will be able to visit the country without first obtaining a visa, and that they will no longer need to go through a travel agency, either.

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