Japan will open its doors back up to foreign tourists, after more than two years of closed borders due to the Covid pandemic.
Tourists will be able to visit the country without a visa, and will no longer need to go through a travel agency, from 11 October.
A cap on daily arrivals will also be lifted.
Visitors will need to show their triple vaccination or submit a negative Covid test result to enter.
Japan’s announcement comes at around the same time Taiwan and Hong Kong also relaxed entry rules for visitors.
Taiwan will drop quarantine requirements for international arrivals by mid-October, while Hong Kong on Friday said it would move from hotel quarantine to stay-at-home requirements from 26 September.
“Japan will relax border control measures to be on par with the US,” said Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
The country has allowed visitors since June, but they had to be part of tours.
Mr Kishida also announced a domestic travel incentive scheme that will give discounts on travel, theme park prices, sporting events and concerts. Japanese residents and citizens will be eligible for a 11,000 yen (£69; $77) subsidy.
Similar programmes have been introduced in other countries’ re-openings to encourage locals to spend and stimulate the economy. However, like elsewhere, the rise in cost of living has been a dominant concern for locals.
The world’s third-largest economy was one of the last Asian powerhouses to keep its borders closed due to Covid health concerns.