Japan all set to welcome foriegn tourists after two years

Japan is all set to welcome tourists from 98 countries after a gap of two years! This marks the most significant day in the country's COVID-19 travel history. Apparently, Jaan was one of those few countries in the world to follow extremely strict virus restrictions. However, the nation will still continue to follow a few restrictions, including the requirement of entering the nation as part of a tour group.

As per Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the countries have been divided into three risk zones: red, yellow and blue. These will determine whether or not visitors can skip quarantine measures. The decision comes after Japan said that it would allow people from the US, Australia, Thailand and Singapore to enter in small group tours.The country had banned foreign visitors from attending the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games as well in the wake of COVID-19. But now the Japanese government has put a limit on daily foreign arrivals to 20000 starting 1 June. And from 10 June, foriegn travellers will be allowed to enter in tour groups.
The tour groups will take responsibility for making sure that travellers entering the country respect their mask-wearing and COVID-19 measures to avoid any mishap.

Fumio Kishida, the Prime Minister of Japan, has said that he wants to make things easier for travellers but such moves are expected to proceed slowly. In 2019, Japan had welcomed a record 31.9 million foreign visitors.