Economic advantage: A foreign traveller is seen upon arrival at the Haneda International Airport in Tokyo. With the yen at quarter-century lows against the dollar, along with relatively tame inflation, Japan is an affordable and attractive destination for overseas visitors. — AP
TOKYO: Japan began accepting vaccinated visitors from 68 countries without visas yesterday, ending almost three years of tighter border controls that kept tourists out of the island nation.
With the yen at quarter-century lows against the dollar, along with relatively tame inflation, Japan is an affordable and attractive destination for overseas visitors such as Forrest Lin, a travel agent from Portland, Oregon.
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