Online system will come into use in April 2020 in an effort to boost visitor numbers ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The Japanese government will introduce an electronic system for tourist visa applications in April 2020 in an effort to help achieve its goal of 40 million inbound visitors by that year, government sources said on Sunday.
The online system will first be available to Chinese tourists for single-entry visa applications and then to travellers from other countries, the source said. Tourist visas for Chinese visitors accounted for nearly 60 per cent of all the visas issued in 2017, according to the foreign ministry.
The government plans to add other types of visas to the new system.
