Eased Japan border rules to take effect from Monday


  • World
  • Friday, 05 Nov 2021

Passengers wait at Yonaguni airport on Japan's westernmost inhabited Yonaguni Island in Yonaguni, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, October 26, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Files

TOKYO (Reuters) - The first step in Japan's planned phased re-opening of borders, which centres on business travellers, will be put into effect from Nov. 8, the government said on Friday.

The phased easing was confirmed earlier this week, but fell short of demands from business lobbies for rules more closely aligned with those of major trading partners.

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