Japan expands daily arrival cap to 20,000 as COVID fears recede

Japan on Wednesday doubled its cap on daily arrivals to the country to 20,000 and allowed most to forgo COVID-19 tests and quarantine periods as it continues to ease its strict border controls amid receding worries about the pandemic.The country exempted travelers from having to isolate and submit to COVID-19 testing upon entry when their journey originated from 98 countries and regions designated as "blue," presenting the lowest risk of infection, including the United States, Britain, China, South Korea, Indonesia and Thailand.People from the 99 countries and regions in the "yellow" group,…READ FULL ARTICLE