silkismom Posted June 26, 2022 #26 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Please keep us informed, following. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybear Posted June 27, 2022 #27 Share Posted June 27, 2022 4 hours ago, BruceMuzz said: 26 June, 2022 So far, the experimental "Bubble Tours" with limited foreigners from just a few countries seem to be going well. The number of COVID Cases in Japan continue to drop, averaging between 10,000 and 15,000 per day. Everyone in Japan is still wearing masks everywhere. This is not a legal requirement. Japanese people are doing it to be polite and considerate to others. National Elections take place on 10 July. It is unlikely that any major changes will be introduced before the elections. There is still zero discussion about allowing foreign flag cruise ships into Japan again. Surrounding countries are also still closed to foreign cruise ships, so Japanese Cabotage Laws would not allow them at this point even if Japan opens up. Domestic Japanese cruises are very busy and doing very well. Current exchange rate is 136 yen to the US Dollar. Shopping with Dollars in Japan is a real bargain right now. We are having a beautiful Summer in Japan. Hopefully even better news in a few weeks. Thanks for the information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango223 Posted July 6, 2022 #28 Share Posted July 6, 2022 I heard that all US citizens (tourist) will now need a visa to enter Japan. Is that a temporary requirement? Our cruise in not until Mar of 2023. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceMuzz Posted July 7, 2022 #29 Share Posted July 7, 2022 This is a new temporary requirement related to the new COVID Entry Requirements. If all goes well, when things get a bit more "normal", the visa requirement will probably go back to the old system of issuing an automatic 90 day entry visa to Americans. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisr Posted July 26, 2022 #30 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Only 252 tourists on the organized North Korea style tours as of June 30. Not a rousing success at all. People do not want to have no freedom at all and the tepid reception to them show this. Covid cases are now at record highs. Hospitals are warning that elective and non urgent surgery may need to be postponed due to fear of using up beds that are needed for covid. 200,000 confirmed cases recently and as PCR testing is very difficult to get the number of positives is estimated to be much greater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rrehfe4969@aol.com Posted July 27, 2022 #31 Share Posted July 27, 2022 For more info on Japan try TravelCaffeine dot com. I signed up for them to notify me when anything changes in Japan in regard to tourist travel. Richard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rrehfe4969@aol.com Posted July 27, 2022 #32 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Silverseas just cancelled all of their fall cruises to Asia today. Have no idea where their ships are headed after September 1st. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceMuzz Posted August 1, 2022 #33 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Japan is currently in the middle of it's 7th wave of COVID infection. We are seeing extremely high numbers reported. While the Government has reported that they will not be locking down any further, it also appears that they are not willing to open up any further either. It is probably safe to guess that there will be no foreign flag cruise ships visiting Japan in 2022. Now we can start worrying about 2023. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DCGuy64 Posted December 29, 2022 #34 Share Posted December 29, 2022 On 8/1/2022 at 5:39 AM, BruceMuzz said: Japan is currently in the middle of it's 7th wave of COVID infection. We are seeing extremely high numbers reported. While the Government has reported that they will not be locking down any further, it also appears that they are not willing to open up any further either. It is probably safe to guess that there will be no foreign flag cruise ships visiting Japan in 2022. Now we can start worrying about 2023. Things are looking better now for 2023 than they have since spring of 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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