Japan is finally easing a ban on overseas tourists introduced during the coronavirus pandemic, but there are still some tough new rules for visitors. Visitors are set to be allowed back into the country, however, only if they wear face masks and are accompanied by a chaperone.
The move also only applies to tourists from select countries, including the UK, and will come into effect from tomorrow (Friday, June 10). And their stay in the land of the rising sun will be under some of the strictest conditions still in place. Most western countries have completely lifted Covid travel restrictions brought in to prevent the further spread of the disease.
International travellers have not been allowed to enter Japan for the past two years due to its government's uncompromising stance on overseas visitors. It is reported that as well as being shadowed by an appointed local guide, tourists will also have to take out private medical insurance just in case they catch the virus.
