Latest Tokyo Weekender article on inbound tourism with my views on the situation. Thank you Matthew Hernon for the article. 👇 tokyoweekender.com/2022/08/japan-…

japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/08/3…

Japan will increase the daily limit of entries to 50,000 people from September 7. Travel without a guide will become possible, but it will still require an agency and visa.

Japan opens borders to foreign travelers on ‘self-guided tours’ japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/09/0…

🛬 Guys I really tried to get clues on when Japan’s borders will reopen to foreign visitors without packages etc etc. Sat down with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the New Voices initiative launch event in Tokyo 🎥 Her answer below 小池百合子 #BloombergNewVoices

Some good news: Japan plans to reopen to independent travelers in major shift, report says. japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/09/1…

水際対策緩和は10月11日から開始する。

BREAKING: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announces that Japan will allow visa-free, individual tourism and remove a daily entry cap from Oct. 11.

Japan to remove daily 50,000 entry cap on Oct. 11: PM Kishida mainichi.jp/english/articl…

BREAKING: 𝙹𝚊𝚙𝚊𝚗 🇯🇵𝚛𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚜 𝙾𝚌𝚝𝚘𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝟷𝟷! 𝙰𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢. 900 days of open xenophobia ends To be replaced by subtle xenophobia and panic mongering mixed with a warm-welcome for dollar carrying tourists as the yen tanks いらっしゃいませ！ #japan

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私の役割はほぼ終わったので、11日（日本の水際対策の緩和の日）から、ツイッターを長く休ませていただいています。2021年2月から、ずっと情報集めを続けて、疲れましたので、ご了承くださいㅠㅠ

大変にお疲れさまでした🙇‍♂️ ゆっくり休んでください。今日たまたまYouTuber #海外ノマド・ダイスケ さんと第二弾の対話をさせていただきました。先日ご指摘のように947日間もの実質鎖国状態がなぜ続いたかなど活発に議論させていただきました。後日アップされますのでよかったらぜひご覧ください😊

The past few years have seen a decrease in the number of private institutions around the world teaching Japanese and the overall number of students. nippon.com/en/japan-data/…

(1/6) Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to Everyone! It was a very challenging year for the #japantravelban and #educationisnottourism communities. Finally, long term residents and short term visitors are now able to enter #Japan 🧵

www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/2022… P.M. Kishida announced that, starting from December 30, anyone entering Japan from China will be tested for COVID-19

Starting from April, Corona will be regarded as a type 5 disease, equivalent to influenza

Sadly, Pio d'Emilia passed away yesterday. In addition to being the leading Italian reporter in Japan, Pio had helped our community on numerous occasions during the travel ban. I like to think that if I'm in Japan now, it's also because of him. He will be sorely missed. Ciao Pio!

IMMIGRATION NEWS: Those who are entering Japan on or after May 8, 2023, will not be required to present a valid vaccination certificate or pre-departure inspection certificate. Source: mhlw.go.jp/stf/covid-19/b… (the screenshot here is from the middle of the page)