【Finally!】Japan Reopens Partially its Borders from March 1st
New Japanese border measures from March 1st
After almost two years of closure, Japan seems to be slowly opening its borders. In recent days there had already been talked of a possible opening of borders, and finally on February 17 at 7:00 pm Japan time Prime Minister Kishida gave a long-awaited press conference where he finally announced the new entry rules for Japan. “Now that we have more accumulated knowledge about omicron, we will gradually ease border restrictions.” -he said.
One of the most awaited announcements by many is that Japan will resume issuing new visas. That means that new students and workers will be able to enter Japan although with a daily limit amount. In order to accelerate the process, the daily limit of the total number of entrants into Japan will be increased from actually 3,000 to 5,000.