The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Free travel in Japan|Official documents to accept WHO-approved vaccines

2022-09-26T14:46:46.924Z


All parts of the world are "switching on and off" one after another. Japan will restart visa-free inbound tourism from the 11th of next month. The Japanese government announced today (26th) detailed arrangements. Passengers will be allowed to enter as long as they receive 3 doses of the vaccine;


All parts of the world are "switching on and off" one after another. Japan will resume visa-free inbound tourism from the 11th of next month. The Japanese government announced today (26th) detailed arrangements. Passengers will be allowed to enter as long as they receive 3 doses of the vaccine; if they have not received 3 doses, they can also show Nucleic acid testing within 72 hours proves replacement.


According to Japanese official documents, the list of WHO-approved vaccines has been accepted, that is, in addition to Fubitai, it also includes Sinovac vaccines vaccinated by many Hong Kong people, and Chinese medicine vaccines vaccinated by a small number of people.

In other words, starting from October 11, 5.37 million citizens who have received 3 injections can travel to Japan without having to spend 240 yuan for nucleic acid testing before departure.


▼On September 23, the entry quarantine will be changed to "0+3" to attract citizens to travel agencies for inquiries▼


+3

Japan's 2022 switch schedule:



March 1 this year: Relaxation of visa applications for foreigners including business people and international students, but tourist visas are still suspended.



June 10 this year: Resuming the entry of foreign tourists through tour groups, Hong Kong is listed as a "blue list" (ie low-risk group), that is, before departure, a negative nucleic acid test certificate within 72 hours must be presented.

When applying for a visa, a certificate of vaccination with 3 doses of Fubitai can be provided in lieu of nucleic acid testing, but Sinovac vaccine was not approved at that time.



September 7 this year: Foreign tourists are allowed to exempt from tour guides and apply for entry through travel agencies. Other entry requirements, such as nucleic acid negative or vaccine certificates, remain unchanged.


Citizens can also travel in Japan "without a single shot"

In the past, the entry measures of the Japanese authorities did not require Hong Kong people to be vaccinated before entering the country, and they could choose to provide a negative nucleic acid test certificate.

However, due to the restrictions of Hong Kong's measures, two doses of approved vaccines are required to return to Hong Kong. Therefore, from June, only Hong Kong people who have been vaccinated can visit Japan again after two years.

Until recently, the Japanese government announced again that it will relax the entry measures on October 11, and prospective tourists can travel on their own in a visa-free way.

However, those entering the country must still hold a vaccination record of 3 doses of Japan's approved vaccines, or show a negative nucleic acid test certificate 72 hours before departure, that is, they have not yet returned to the "full switch".

However, the Hong Kong government announced last Friday (23rd) that it will relax the restrictions to "0+3" from Monday, including the cancellation of entry restrictions for those who have not completed the vaccination.

In other words, Hong Kong people who have been "not fighting a single needle" can also travel abroad.

▼On September 23, the entry quarantine will be changed to "0+3", and the change shop will be full of people▼


Japan to approve Sinovac vaccines from October 11

As for vaccines, Japan announced in June that only BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Novavax, Covaxin, and Moderna were approved. (Moderna), Johnson & Johnson (Janssen).

That is, the Kexing vaccine vaccinated in Hong Kong is not included.

However, the latest official document from the Japanese authorities today shows that anyone who receives 3 doses of WHO-approved vaccines can also be allowed to enter the country without nucleic acid testing.

The Sinovac vaccine is a WHO-approved vaccine, that is, Hong Kong people who have received 3 doses of Sinovac vaccine or ditch injection can travel to Japan without spending 240 yuan to obtain a negative certificate at the testing center.

▼On June 24, the first group to travel across Japan▼


+3

About 400 people signed up for the past two days. Yuan Zhenning: I have never seen it

Yuan Zhenning, executive director of Zonghengyou, said that in the past two days, 300 to 400 customers have signed up for the enquiries, and described the situation as "I have never seen it before."

He pointed out that the number of people who signed up for group tours and independent excursions was equally divided, and more than 90% of them went to Japan, and a small number of them were from Western and Eastern Europe, Australia, Vietnam, and even Morocco.

Airfare prices on airline websites today are more expensive than airfare and hotel packages offered by travel agencies.

Yuan Zhenning revealed that there are only 20% of the package tickets left in October. He also pointed out that many Hong Kong people are planning to go skiing in Hokkaido, but the airline has not been able to reserve seats for travel agencies. , to persuade customers to wait for a while.

Japan Free Travel|Cathay Pacific and Hong Kong Airlines will increase the number of flights to and from Japan in November to fly to Okinawa and Sapporo Japan Free Travel 5 nights hotel charges $5600 in Japan

Source: hk1

All news articles on 2022-09-26

You may like

News/Politics 2024-02-28T04:54:30.983Z

Trends 24h

News/Politics 2024-03-28T06:04:53.137Z

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.