TOKYO -- Japan is moving away from its strict travel restrictions that have made it an outlier in the world by allowing about 80% of inbound travelers to skip COVID tests and quarantine upon arrival.
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Japan waives COVID entry tests in step toward welcoming tourists
Exemptions granted to 80% of travelers as daily cap lifted to 20,000 arrivals
The international arrivals lobby at Narita Airport near Tokyo. In the year before the pandemic, Japan welcomed about 32 million foreign visitors. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
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