From next month onwards, the government will relax border measures against the novel coronavirus as soon as possible, remove the limit on the number of people entering the country, allow free individual travel, and make adjustments to exempt visas for short-term stays.

The government is gradually easing the border measures for the new corona, and from the 7th of this month, the maximum number of people entering the country per day has been raised to 50,000. If it is a form, it is accepted even if it is not accompanied by a tour conductor.



The government plans to ease the restrictions as soon as possible from next month onwards, as the number of infected people continues to decline and the number of tourists from overseas is expected to increase due to the weaker yen.



Specifically, in addition


to abolishing the upper limit of 50,000 immigrants per day,


▽ personal travel other than tours is also permitted, and


▽ 90 people from about 70 countries and regions We are making adjustments to resume visa exemption measures for short-term stays of up to 1 day.



The government will continue to assess the infection situation and other factors before deciding when to ease restrictions.