Travellers from Singapore to Japan need not undergo on-arrival test or quarantine from June 1

A rickshaw puller carries tourists near Sensoji Buddhist temple at Tokyo's Asakusa district in Tokyo. Travellers from Singapore to Japan will no longer have to undergo an on-arrival test or serve quarantine when they arrive in Japan from next Wednesday (June 1). - AP

SINGAPORE, May 28 (The Straits Times/ANN): Travellers from Singapore to Japan will no longer have to undergo an on-arrival test or serve quarantine when they arrive in Japan from next Wednesday (June 1).

In an update on Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on Friday (May 27), Singapore has been categorised as having the lowest virus risk, under the "Blue" category, which comprises 98 countries and territories.