入国者上限、５万人に引き上げ　７日から、水際対策を緩和―政府

　政府は新型コロナウイルスの水際対策に関し、現在２万人に設定している１日当たりの入国者数の上限を、７日から５万人に引き上げる。添乗員を伴わないパッケージツアーの受け入れも始める。岸田文雄首相が３１日の記者会見で明らかにした。
　首相は、日本入国の際に求めてきた出国前７２時間以内の検査に基づく陰性証明についても、７日から、３回のワクチン接種証明で代替できるよう変更すると表明済み。今後もさらなる水際対策の緩和を進める方針だ。（2022/08/31-17:38）

Japan will raise the cap on the daily number of people allowed into the country to 50,000 from the current 20,000 on Sept. 7, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday.
   The government will also begin allowing entry by overseas travelers using package tours without conductors, Kishida said at a press conference.
   He earlier said that, starting Sept. 7, Japan will exempt arrivals with certificates for three vaccinations from submitting the result of a COVID-19 test conducted within 72 hours before departure.
   The government is planning further easing of border restrictions in the future.
   "Exchanges between countries are picking up," Kishida said. "We will ease (restrictions) also from the viewpoint of capitalizing on the benefits of the yen's fall."