Japan is likely to ease COVID-19 border controls for travelers arriving from China by the end of this month, a government source said Thursday.
The government will likely change the practice of testing on arrival all travelers on direct flights from mainland China to a sample testing method to check only a limited number of people, the source said. However, negative test results from all travelers within 72 hours prior to their flights will still be required, the source added.
The Kishida administration, meanwhile, plans to scrap a rule limiting departures and arrivals of direct flights connecting Japan with mainland China to four major airports: Narita, Haneda, Kansai and Chubu.