Japan announces new policy barring entry to foreigners with outstanding medical bills and requiring visitors staying over ...

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced plans Wednesday to ease border controls from early September by eliminating requirements for pre-departure coronavirus tests for arriving ...

Not since 1853, when U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry forced Japan to open its borders to trade, has a reopening been so newsworthy. This time, instead of Black Ships, the country faced a trickle of ...