Japan to introduce electronic visa system for tourists in April 2020

The Japanese government will introduce an electronic system for tourist visa applications in April 2020 in an effort to help achieve its goal of 40 million inbound visitors by that year, government sources said Sunday.The online system will first be available to Chinese tourists for single-entry visa applications and then to travelers from other countries, the source said. Tourist visas for Chinese visitors accounted for nearly 60 percent of all the visas issued in 2017, according to the Foreign Ministry.The government plans to add other types of visas to the new system.The electronic visa …READ FULL ARTICLE