However, despite the relaxation, tourists, a key driver of growth in Japan before the pandemic, are still not allowed in the country. - AP
TOKYO (Bloomberg): Japan is looking at restarting issuance of long-term business visas as part of a broader easing of Covid-era border controls, the Nikkei reported without citing how it obtained the information.
Meanwhile, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Wednesday (Nov 3) that the government was looking at ways they could experiment with letting in tour groups, without citing sources.
