Japan set to waive some visa requirements in October to boost tourism- Nikkei

(Reuters) – Japan is predicted to waive visa necessities for sure vacationers and take away a restrict on each day arrivals in October because it goals to profit from a rebound in international tourism, Nikkei reported on Thursday.

Following the change, Japan won’t require visas for short-term vacationers from the USA and sure different nations, and can scrap the each day entry cap of fifty,000 individuals, the media outlet mentioned.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is predicted to announce the modifications within the coming days, the report mentioned.

With the yen languishing close to a 24-year low in opposition to the greenback, owing to a hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve, the Japanese authorities may gain advantage from capitalising on the elevated shopping for energy of vacationers by easing journey necessities, the report added.

Japan final week raised the each day ceiling of inbound travellers to 50,000 from 20,000, and eradicated a requirement for pre-departure COVID checks, easing what have been among the many most restrictive border measures amongst main economies.

Earlier than the pandemic, Japan didn’t require vacationer visas for 68 nations and areas.

(Reporting by Sameer Manekar in Bengaluru; Enhancing by Shinjini Ganguli)