- Japan will no longer require incoming travelers to show a pre-departure negative COVID-19 test result starting on Sept 7, provided they have been vaccinated three times, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday.
- Medical facilities in Japan are currently required to report details on those who have tested positive, including their names and birthdays, by entering the data into a system shared with public health centers.
- Moving forward, infection trends will be monitored by reporting only those hospitalized or at high risk.
Japan to scrap pre-entry COVID test for triple-vaccinated travelers; cap on entrants remains
