Japan is slated to permit entry to foreign tourists on escorted tours starting June 10, effectively opening its borders to visitors for pleasure for the first time in more than two years.
But with the nation reopening little by little — a limited number of tourists have already arrived on package tour trials — it’s difficult to keep track of who is allowed in and who isn’t.
Until March, only Japanese nationals and foreign residents, who were denied entry early in the pandemic, had been allowed to enter. New entries have basically been banned since the start of the pandemic, except for brief periods here and there.
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