Japan is considering scrapping pre-departure COVID-19 tests for foreigners coming to the country, reports Aljazeera.
Japan is using border restrictions to control the virus, with arrivals required to present a negative coronavirus test taken within 72 hours.
Tokyo, however, might remove the test required for vaccinated passengers within the next few weeks.
Chief Cabinet Secretary, Hirokazu Matsuno, declined to comment on the timing of any border easing on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, said in May that he wanted to bring Japan’s border measures more in tune with major economies.
Despite Japan’s border controls, COVID-19 cases in the country have soared to record highs in recent weeks, with more than 250,000 daily cases.
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