[ilarum]

Does this mean tourists don't need a visa for Japan anymore? Including people with traditionally "weaker" passports like Uganda, India, etc.? The article linked elsewhere in the comments is not clear on this.

[bobthepanda]

Probably not. It sounds like they are lifting COVID era restrictions on travel (you could only do pre-arranged tours with strict itineraries)

[eloisius]

Probably not. So far, after COVID, Japan is “open” but only if you go as part of a tour group. You can’t just land and get visa-free entry to go backpacking around. It sounds like that’s what’s changing.

[eswat]

If a passport allowed visa-free entry pre-pandemic, this change allows that again. Otherwise you will have to apply for a visa.