According to Kyodo News, the government administration of Japan is making arrangements to waive visas from the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia.

The agreement encouraged to get more tourists from Southeast Asia, including Muslim people area.


Japan is looking to achieve its cause of bettering the once-a-year range of foreign traffic to 20M in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

In addition to the Tokyo Olympics, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is eyeing tourism as a pillar of its scheme to promote economical improvement of the country, the write-up said.