Tourists Arriving At Narita Airport Welcome Eased Japan Border Controls

Foreign visitors arriving at Narita Airport, near Tokyo, have been saying they welcome Japan's lifting of most of its COVID-19 border controls.
People who arrived from other countries were heading to immigration counters at the airport on Tuesday morning after showing proof of vaccination or a negative test result.
One man from Malaysia came to Japan with his family for sightseeing.
He said it's wonderful that Japan now allows individual tourists from certain countries to enter without a visa as getting one usually takes about two months.
He said he is excited to go to places in the capital and Tokyo Disneyland.
A woman from Vietnam said she was stopping by Japan before going back to the United States.
She said it feels like it's been a very long time since individual foreign travelers could enter Japan. She said she wants to go to Tokyo's Shibuya scramble crossing and eat sushi and ramen.
Japan's government on Tuesday removed its 50,000-person cap on the number of daily arrivals.
Individual tourists who are not registered with package tours are now allowed to enter Japan for the first time in two and a half years.
A visa waiver program for short-term visitors from 68 countries and regions, including the United States, South Korea and the United Kingdom, has also been reintroduced.
Visitors will not be tested upon arrival for the coronavirus as long as they do not display symptoms of suspected infection, such as fever. They also will not be asked to isolate upon entry.
But a requirement is still in place for either proof of three vaccine doses or a negative coronavirus test from within 72 hours of departure.