Japan Raises Daily Entry Cap to 5,000, But Continues to Bar Entry of Foreign Tourists

Japan Raises Daily Entry Cap to 5,000, But Continues to Bar Entry of Foreign Tourists
Travelers walking past check-in counters at an international flight departure floor at Tokyo's Haneda airport, on Dec. 1, 2021. Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images
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Japan lifted its entry ban on foreign nationals on Tuesday and raised the maximum daily number of entrants to 5,000, but foreign tourists will still be barred from entering the country.

The Japanese government has been suspending new arrivals of foreign visitors since Nov. 30, 2021, to contain the spread of the Omicron variant, adopting the strictest border control measures among the Group of Seven developed economies nations.
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