Starting Tuesday, Japan will resume its visa waiver program for 68 countries and territories, including South Korea.

With the visa-exemption program being reinstated after two years and seven months, South Korean nationals may now enter Japan without a visa and stay up to 90 days for tourism, visiting relatives and other purposes. 

The Japanese government had suspended the visa-free entry for South Korean nationals on March 9, 2020 after the outbreak of COVID-19 and expanded the suspension to other countries. 

Starting Tuesday, Japan also lifts a 50-thousand cap on daily arrivals and removes the restriction that only tourists who are traveling as part of an organized package tour group can enter Japan. 

However, travelers must present a valid vaccination certificate or a negative COVID-19 test certificate within 72 hours before departure.