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Japan lowers travel warnings for U.S., Thailand, 100 other nations

Apr 02 (Nikkei) - The Japanese government eased travel advisories for 106 nations and territories on Friday, with the vast majority happening for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs cut the number of destinations designated with a Level 3 warning to 56 from 162. Level 3, the second-highest alert on a four-tiered scale, strongly advises against travel to locations. Countries remaining on Level 3 are mostly in the Middle East or Africa.

Meanwhile, 106 nations and regions have been moved to a Level 2 warning, which advises against nonessential travel. More than 100 of these destinations had remained on Level 3 for the past two years.

The changes apply to the U.S. and the U.K., which were first assigned the Level 3 warning in March 2020. Now Tokyo is easing advisories mainly for places where Japan has built deep business relationships, including India, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Source: ANNnewsCH

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