Japan To Lift Restrictions On Foreign Tourists

Japan will open its doors back up to foreign tourists, after more than two years of closed borders due to the Covid pandemic. <br />Tourists will be able to visit the country without a visa, and will no longer need to go through a travel agency, from 11 October. <br />Taiwan will drop quarantine requirements for international arrivals by mid-October, while Hong Kong says it would move from hotel quarantine to stay-at-home requirements from 26 September. <br />Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also announced a domestic travel incentive scheme that will give discounts on travel, theme park prices, sporting events, and concerts. <br />Japanese residents and citizens will be eligible for an 11,000 yen subsidy.