TOKYO, Aug 24(ABC): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that travelers coming to Japan will be exempt from taking COVID-19 tests before departure if they have received three vaccine shots.
The eased COVID-19 restrictions on arrivals to Japan will begin on Sept. 7, the Japanese leader told a virtual press briefing. Along with easing the virus testing requirements, Kishida said the government will soon decide on raising the daily cap of arrivals to Japan.
The current cap on daily arrivals has been set at 20,000, with the government mulling raising it to 50,000, informed sources have said. The Japanese government has been steadily easing its strict border controls, which for a long time were the most rigid among the Group of Seven major developed nations.