From October 1, Japan eased its re-entry ban for all non-tourist visa applicants, including privately financed international students. With this latest review of Japan’s entry ban, non-Japanese nationals are allowed to travel to Japan in phases, for reasons including to provide medical services, engage in cultural activities, or carry out educational activities. Up to around 1000 new foreign international arrivals will be permitted per day due to testing limitations at airports. All foreigners travelling to Japan under the new rules will have to show proof they have tested negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of them leaving for Japan. They will also need to quarantine for 14 days after arriving in Japan. Japan enforced an entry ban on travellers from most countries and regions since April as a measure against the transmission of the coronavirus. Go! Go! Nihon worked with language schools in Japan to lobby the government to ease its entry ban for students, and we are very happy to see the ban lifted.