
Japan to lift COVID-19 border controls, including proof of vaccination requirement, ahead of holiday week
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Most of the COVID-19 border controls in Japan are being lifted ahead of the country's Golden Week celebrations. A large influx of foreign tourists is expected.
Japan will also drop a special measure subjecting visitors from mainland China to random testing upon arrival that was implemented in late December when infections surged there, he said.
The government had originally planned to implement the changes on May 8, when it will downgrade the official status of the coronavirus to a common infectious disease like seasonal influenza, but decided to speed them up for the holiday season beginning Saturday.
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