Japan sees 1st foreign cruise ship arrival in 3 years

A foreign cruise ship docked in Shizuoka Prefecture port Wednesday, becoming the first such vessel to arrive in Japan in around three years due to COVID-19 border control measures that were eased only recently.The anticipated arrival came after the country reversed its government-mandated suspension of cruises, and now seeks to expand the number of ports that accept foreign cruise ships to 100 by 2025, as well as boost the number of tourists to a pre-pandemic peak of more than 2 million.The cruise ship Amadea's stop at the port of Shimizu in the central Japan city of Shizuoka was the first …READ FULL ARTICLE