Singapore to lift restrictions for all vaccinated travelers

From April 1, fully vaccinated adults and unvaccinated children will be allowed to enter the country without quarantining, as long as they take a pre-departure test, officials said.

This single restriction (along with the vaccination), as innocuous as it may seem, is a hefty hurdle for Japan.

Though not stated, Singapore requires a PCR within 48 hours of travel. Good luck getting that in Japan anywhere but Tokyo, and even then, good luck getting it for a Sunday or Monday (or maybe even Tuesday) flight.

And for this to still to be the requirement once Japan (someday) re-opens for foreign tourists, then good luck to all the foreign visitors while in Japan to figure out these pre-departure tests in order to go back to their home countries, since I'm sure all the clinics who don't yet even give these tests easily to Japanese citizens will also be doing service in multiple languages...

Sensible. Singapore has thrived due to being so connected to the rest of the world. Time for Japan to open up.