Month: September 2022

East Asian country currently requires arrivals to produce a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of departure.

Japan is considering scrapping pre-departure COVID-19 tests for travelers to the country, according to local media.

Japan is one of the last remaining countries using border restrictions to control the virus, with arrivals required to present a negative coronavirus test taken within 72 hours of departure.

Tokyo, however, may remove the test requirement for vaccinated passengers within the next few weeks, the Nikkei newspaper reported late on Monday.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno on Tuesday declined to comment on the timing of any border easing, except to say it would depend on COVID-19 numbers in Japan and overseas.

“Along with taking every measure to prevent contagion, we’ll also promote economic activity — and with border control measures, we’ll relax them in stages while keeping these two things in balance,” Matsuno told reporters.

This little-known iPhone hack is a game changer for travelers and it’s as simple as sending a text message.

The hack lets people track flights through their iPhone’s messaging app and provides all the details you would want your loved ones to know about.

The iPhone travel hack was shared a few months back on TikTok by @live_thedash, or Jade and Ryan, the couple behind the dedicated travel account.

In the video, Jade explains all you need is the name of the airline you’re traveling with and the flight number. You simply put those two things into a text message and send it off.

The flight number will then become a link that allows both you and the person you sent the message, to track the flight in real-time.

The flight details will also specify if the flight