TOKYO -- Japan's government on Tuesday started a trial reopening to foreign tour groups, as a first step toward a planned wider relaxation of rules in June, as the country emerges from a long border shutdown due to COVID-19.
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Japan begins trial to allow in small foreign tour groups
First U.S. tourists land, with more from Singapore, Thailand, Australia expected
Tourists from the U.S. arrive at Narita Airport under Japan's pilot program for receiving tour groups from abroad on May 24. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)
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