Japan PM Says To Ease COVID Border Control Requirements Next Month
Date
9/22/2022 6:08:01 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday his
country will ease COVID-19 border control requirements next month,
a key step in fostering a recovery in Japan's tourism sector, which
is eager to take advantage of the yen's slide to a 24-year low,
Trend reports citing
Reuters .
Japan has maintained some of the strictest border measures among
major economies since the pandemic's onset, having effectively
blocked entry to visitors for two years until it began a gradual
reopening in June. read more
Kishida's announcement, made during a speech at the New York
Stock Exchange, follows a pledge he made in May that Japan would
bring its border controls more in line with other Group of Seven
nations. read more
'We are a nation that has flourished through the free flow of
people, goods and capital,' Kishida said on Thursday.
'COVID-19, of course, interrupted all of these benefits, but
from October 11, Japan will relax border control measures to be on
par with the U.S., as well as resume visa-free travel and
individual travel,' he said.
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