With Japan set to further relax border restrictions and resume visa-free travel next week, but it might be a while before inbound tourism regains the momentum it enjoyed before the pandemic.
Crucially, it remains uncertain when Chinese visitors — the largest source of tourist revenue before the COVID-19 outbreak — will be able to freely visit Japan due to the “COVID zero” policy in China that strictly curbs overseas travel by the country’s residents.
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