The Chinese Embassy in Tokyo resumed issuing visas to Japanese visitors to China on the 29th, which had been suspended since the 10th of this month.
It seems that the Chinese government decided that it would not be a good idea to continue to hinder the movement of people between Japan and China in the face of the urgent task of rebuilding the stagnant economy.
The Chinese embassy in Tokyo announced on its website on the 29th that it has resumed issuing visas to Japanese visitors to China, which had been suspended since the 10th of this month.
China has suspended the issuance of visas as a countermeasure against the Japanese government's strengthening of border measures for those entering from mainland China, but has not clarified the reason for the resumption.
In addition, China's immigration authorities have been suspending measures for Japanese people since the 11th of this month, such as exempting visas when transiting to other countries via China and staying for several days. We have announced that we will reopen on the 29th.
In China, rebuilding the stagnant economy affected by the "zero corona" policy is an urgent issue, and this month, cities such as Tianjin and Shenzhen held briefing sessions one after another in Japan to attract investment.
It seems that the Chinese government decided that it would not be a good idea to continue to prevent people from traveling between Japan and China in the future.
The Chinese government has announced that it will lift the ban on overseas group trips to only 20 countries, including Thailand, from the 6th of next month, but Japan is not included in the target countries. There is also interest in whether the ban will be lifted.
(*Sen is a river on the ground)