Japan announced Thursday it willfrom 36 countries starting June 10, ending a two-year pandemic closure, but travelers will only be allowed in with tour groups.
On Thursday, the government revised border controls to resume accepting package tours from 36 countries and regions where the COVID-19 situation is relatively stable, it said in a statement.This is your sign: Japan Embassy and UK's Chevening Awards are offering scholarship opportunities For most of the pandemic Japan has barred all tourists and allowed only citizens and foreign residents entry, though even the latter have periodically been shut out.
Tour groups are expected to take responsibility for ensuring visitors respect Japan's near-universal mask-wearing and other measures that have helped keep the toll from COVID-19 comparatively low.Just how many people will be able to take advantage of the careful reopening is unclear. A daily cap on people entering Japan is to be doubled to 20,000 next month, though tour groups are not expected to be counted in that figure, local media has reported.
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