Japan moving to ease visa requirements for Chinese visitors: source

The Japanese government is making arrangements to ease its visa issuance requirements for Chinese visitors, a government source said Wednesday, in the latest sign of improving bilateral ties.Late last month, Beijing restarted its unilateral visa-free arrangement for short-term Japanese visitors, allowing stays of up to 30 days, apparently to promote tourism and trade amid a downturn in the world's second-largest economy. The preferential treatment had been suspended since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Possible options floated within the Japanese government include relaxing the cri…READ FULL ARTICLE