Tokyo 24 Aug, Tokyo : Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday said that travelers coming into Japan are exempt from taking Covid-19 tests prior to their entry in the event that they have received three shots of vaccination.The relaxed restrictions will go into effect on the 7th of September, Xinhua news agency quoted Kishida who tested positive for the virus earlier this week, in the virtual press briefing.
Along with easement of the requirements for testing for viruses, he said the government is likely to decide soon on raising the daily limit on arrivals.
The current limit on daily arrivals is set at 20000, with the government mulling raising it to 50,000, sources have stated.
The government is steadily easing its border control laws, which for a long period were the toughest of the main G7 nations.
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