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Japan allows tourists from selected countries

Tokyo, May 17 (UNI) Japan will allow the vaccinated tourists from four countries -- the US, Australia, Thailand and Singapore -- to have small-scale tours as a trial, the government said on Tuesday.
The Japanese government said that it will accept small-scale tours for vaccinated tourists from the four countries as a trial later this month toward the full-scale reception of foreign visitors planned for June, Kyodo News Agency reported.
The country had closed its doors to foreign visitors since the early stage of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
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