According to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held a press conference in New York to officially announce that the border control policy will be relaxed again on October 11, including the opening of free travel and visa-free travel for overseas tourists, and the abolition of the daily limit on the number of immigrants. Detailed implementation Details are still to be announced by the Japanese government.
Fumio Kishida is currently visiting New York. Following his first statement earlier that the border will be relaxed in October, he has now officially announced that he will open the free travel of overseas tourists from October 11 and resume visa-free measures. The current daily limit on the number of entries is implemented. 50,000 will also be abolished to boost tourism to boost the economy.
The Japanese government aims to boost the economy by increasing the number of inbound tourists. Kishida announced that it will launch various measures to subsidize domestic tourism. He said: “willing to support the accommodation, tourism and entertainment industries affected by the epidemic.” Regarding the comprehensive economic measures to be formulated in October, Kishida is expected to issue specific instructions next week.
In Taiwan, border quarantine measures will also be loosened. The Executive Yuan announced that “0+7” will be implemented on October 13, and the ban on groups will be lifted at the same time. However, Wang Bisheng, commander of the Central Epidemic Command Center, also pointed out that the mask ban will not The simultaneous cancellation still depends on the subsequent epidemic situation.
