Hawaii says Japan is considering it for travel resumption

How about letting existing, tax-paying foreign residents in first Japan? Priorities!

Yeah, seems there are other things on the agenda prior to this happening.

Cant trust they will even let you back in once you return from Hawaii.

Someone has been talking to their buddies again. Someone's buddies have decided they are not quite rich enough again.

"Considering" -lol!, I wouldn't hold my breath as NZ, who hasn't had a case of community transmission in 3 months, is still on the list of countries whose citizens are banned from entering Japan.

This is so ludicrous.

"Considering" -lol!, I wouldn't hold my breath as NZ, who hasn't had a case of community transmission in 3 months, is still on the list of countries whose citizens are banned from entering Japan.

I'm not trying to defend Japan or anything but I think that the actual reason why they haven't opened to NZ and Australia yet is because both of these countries don't want to open to Japan. I think they want to open to each other first. Japan is set to resume travel (and visa applications) with both Vietnam and Thailand around these days, so it's pretty clear that is NZ and Australia not wanting to open rather than the opposite (and they are right, considering the spike of cases in Japan).

@Blacklabel

Yeah, seems there are other things on the agenda prior to this happening.

Cant trust they will even let you back in once you return from Hawaii.

Oh, but, this is not for the foreigners, so don't worry about that. We ain't going anywhere for months (not, if you want to be able to come back home in Japan).

It's so that Japanese can still have their Hawaii holidays and Hawaii weddings. Maybe some high ranking officials daughters' weddings were in danger of not happening - now they're saved.