Japan to Allow Entry of Tour Groups From 98 Countries and Regions, Including United States

Travelers walking past check-in counters at an international flight departure floor at Tokyo's Haneda airport, on Dec. 1, 2021. Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images

Japan will ease border control measures and resume accepting foreign tourists from 98 countries and regions on June 10, but only for package tours, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

The government will ease border control measures for countries classified as having the lowest risk of COVID-19, including the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, South Korea, and China.