As the 7th wave of the epidemic in Japan gradually subsides, Japan will gradually return to its pre-epidemic living conditions.
Starting from October 11, Japan will not only lift the limit on entry for 50,000 people per day, but also implement a comprehensive opening for incoming people, but also cancel the airport quarantine at the time of entry, and only three vaccination certificates or nucleic acid negative certificates 24 hours before departure are required.
For visa-free countries, all visa-free entry treatments will also be restored. Open to personal travel for foreign individual travelers on Sunday. Among the 68 countries and regions that are visa-free in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau.
For Chinese people, the better news is that Japan will recognize China's new crown vaccine for the first time.
After more than two years of violation, Japan has relaxed its travels to Japan. Many overseas friends have already been full of energy and are eager to try it, wanting to relive the happiness of traveling in Japan in the past.
Affected by the new crown epidemic, foreign tourists who spent more than 4.8 trillion yen (about 238.9 billion RMB) in 2019, plummeting to Japan, down to an estimated 120 billion yen (about 8 billion RMB) in 2021.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida said that the personal travel ban for foreigners will be lifted from October 11, and strive to achieve the inbound tourism consumption target of "5 trillion yen per year". He stressed that the benefits of the devaluation of the yen will be maximized and returned to the nationals. For example, in order to achieve the goal of "structural wage growth", Kishida plans to carry out comprehensive reforms such as raising wages, promoting labor mobility, and investing in talents.
Japanese figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu appeared at the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan on the evening of September 29. In his speech, he reviewed the Beijing Winter Olympics and said, "It is moved by the kindness and warmth of Chinese friends." He spoke a short paragraph of Chinese and called for work to cheer for the future. He said he would contribute to promoting friendly exchanges between China and Japan in the future and would continue to challenge the four-week and half-jump.
Fully restore all airport international lines!
This time, the Japanese government finally thought about it and officially recognized the new crown vaccine developed by China for the first time.
On September 26, Japanese cabinet official Matsuno released detailed rules on the opening of Japan's national gates on October 11 at a press conference. Chief Matsuno Officer said at a press conference: Except for those who are suspected of having new crown symptoms, all passengers are exempt from entry inspections in principle. However, it is required to submit three vaccination certificates and a negative nucleic acid certificate within 72 hours before departure.
main content includes the following points:
. In principle, all incoming personnel are exempted from nucleic acid testing when entering the country
. Foreign students and workers entering the country in the new regulations do not need to submit an application to the receiving unit in advance
. Resuming visa-free policies for countries with visa-free visa-free countries
4. Open individual free entry
5. Revoke the daily entry limit
6. Restore international flights at all airports in Japan
As for the question of whether Chinese vaccines are recognized, Hiroichi Matsuno said: If it is a vaccine produced in China and included in the use list by the World Health Organization (WHO), entry testing will also be exempted from entry testing.
At present, the Chinese vaccines listed on the WHO as the list of emergency use are: Sinopharm Zhongsheng Beijing COVID-19 inactivated vaccine, Sinovac Zhongwei COVID-19 inactivated vaccine, CanSino Biologic adenovirus vector COVID-19 vaccine. In other words, as long as you receive these three vaccines in the first three shots, you will not only not need to enter the country test when entering Japan, but also do not need to submit a 72-hour nucleic acid negative certificate.
Latest: Procedures for entering Japan for Chinese people
On September 27, the Japanese Embassy in China updated the procedures required for Chinese people to go to Japan during the COVID-19 epidemic. The specific content is as follows:
When a passenger holding a mainland Chinese passport enters Japan, the following procedures are required in addition to applying for a visa in advance.
, Vaccination certificate
Passengers who hold valid vaccination certificates no longer need to undergo nucleic acid tests before going to Japan. For valid vaccination certificates, please refer to the Japanese government’s website (Japanese and English). Starting from October 11, vaccines included in the World Health Organization (WHO) emergency use list will be considered as valid vaccination certificates.
, nucleic acid testing
Passengers who do not hold valid vaccination certificates will still need to undergo nucleic acid testing within 72 hours of going abroad and present the test certificate issued by the medical institution. When doing testing, be sure to confirm the valid sampling type and detection method. Regarding the sampling type, Throat Swab is not recognized.
detection certificate should have the following content. Please try to use the format specified by the Japanese government (Japanese/English, Chinese) for the test certificate. If the specified format cannot be used, please fill in the "Inspection Application" yourself if you present the test certificate.
(a) name, date of birth
(b) sampling type, detection method (only types and methods with recorded formats in the specified format.)
(c) Test result, sampling time, delivery date
(d) Medical institution name
According to the investigation, medical institutions that can issue test certificates in the specified format are currently in the jurisdiction of the embassy, for passenger reference. When making an appointment for a test, be sure to inform the purpose of the nucleic acid test is to go to Japan. In addition, when receiving the test certificate, be sure to confirm whether there are any incomplete points such as missing or typos in the recorded content.
, "Quick Channel"
In order to successfully complete the quarantine procedures, the Japanese government recommends that all passengers use the "Quick Channel" before entering Japan. In addition, all inbound passengers can go through quarantine, entry review and customs declaration procedures on the website "Visit Japan Web". You are welcome to use it.
4, after entering Japan,
Except for passengers with symptoms (suspiciously suffering from COVID-19), all passengers do not need to be tested or quarantined after entering Japan.
5. The Japanese government reminds
cannot bring any meat products, vegetables or fruits to Japan. The Japanese government recommends that all foreign travelers purchase medical insurance.
