Border control measures were greatly eased on Tuesday, including the elimination of the ban on individual tourists from abroad.
Haneda Airport in Tokyo and Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture were crowded with foreign tourists on the day, perhaps drawn partly by the yen's recent plunge against the dollar. A Japanese government-sponsored program to stimulate domestic tourism demand has also begun, raising hopes in the tourism industry, which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
