Japan weighs scrapping quarantines for some travelers

Vaccinated people from countries with slow COVID spread would be exempted

Japan's stringent border controls have come under criticism from the business community and foreign students planning to study in the country. © Reuters

Nikkei staff writers

February 15, 2022 23:02 JST

Updated on February 16, 2022 02:09 JST

TOKYO -- Japan is considering ending quarantine and self-isolation requirements next month for fully vaccinated and boosted travelers arriving from countries where coronavirus cases are not rising rapidly, Nikkei has learned.