Japan, Vietnam To Ease Mutual Entry Restrictions
Japan and Vietnam are in the final stage of negotiations to ease coronavirus entry restrictions and resume visits of each other's citizens on a limited basis.
Japan will first allow visits by businesspeople and technical trainees. It is targeting a resumption of travel as early as late June.
Government sources say coronavirus infections in Vietnam are under control and Japanese businesses are calling for an early resumption of travel with the Southeast Asian country.
Visitors to Japan will be required to be tested negative for the coronavirus before their departure and take another test when they land in Japan. They will also be required to submit an itinerary of their travel plans while in Japan.
The government says businesspeople from Japan are likely to start traveling to Vietnam as early as late June, while the timing for Vietnamese people to start visiting Japan is still on the negotiation table.
Japan is also holding consultations with Thailand, Australia and New Zealand on easing travel restrictions. Talks with Thailand are making progress, but Australia and New Zealand are cautious about accepting Japanese visitors at an early stage.
