Foreign media: Japan had originally planned to relax the visa policy for Chinese tourists, including issuing 10-year multiple-entry visas to high-income Chinese tourists, extending the stay for group tours from 15 days to 30 days, and simplifying the application procedures for elderly tourists, in order to promote the tourism industry. However, due to a shift in the domestic political atmosphere in Japan and concerns about overtourism, this plan has been put on hold.
Despite strong calls from the Japanese tourism industry to relax the visa policy for economic benefits, members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party criticized the plan as "too early," believing it could exacerbate the problem of overtourism.
The Japanese government said it will continue to carefully assess the situation, and the implementation time has not yet been determined.
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