Japan Opens Up Borders for Some Fully Vaccinated Visitors
The wait is over. Japan is finally starting to slowly reopen for visitors. The country kept its border closed even during the 2020 Olympics that took place there a couple of months ago. Now, you can finally visit but there are restrictions in place.
Japan’s health ministry has agreed to loosen entry requirements for visitors to the country who can provide evidence of being fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. Only Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca vaccines are accepted for entry in Japan, according to CNN.
That leaves out China’s Sinopharm vaccine and the single dose Johnson & Johnson shot made in the United States.
Visitors will still need to quarantine for 10 days. When the 10 days have elapsed, travelers must take a PCR test. If that test comes back negative, the person is then able to move freely in Japan.
According to the Japanese government, 60.9% of people in the country are fully vaccinated, while 71.3% have received their first shot. The proportion of fully vaccinated residents is expected to top 70% this month.
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The CNN article is incorrect. Read the very first section of the Japanese governments Ministry of Foreign Affairs webpage
https://www.mofa.go.jp/ca/fna/page4e_001053.html
They have not opened up to visitors. There is still an entry ban on foreign nationals from 159 countries including the U.S. The reduced quarantine requirement mainly benefits Japanese nationals/residents returning from overseas.
Maybe the headline should prominently mention quarantine.
Any sort of quarantine requirement longer than *maybe* a day is useless for typical tourist visitors
Agreed. If they require quarantine, it’s not much of an opening, IMO.