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  Japan used to require both sides of the travel. Before you leave you need an officially recognized test. That's pricy in lots of countries. Then when you arrive, they have pictures of sour fruit on a wall while you spit into a tube. Then you need another test before you leave which you had to pay for in Japan and that's just as pricy as whatever country you came from. Then you would have to quarantine if you didn't have a valid vaccination passport. No exception even if you are Japanese. China not having a valid vaccination of any sort is the reason they must do this again. Japan has always been accommodating but at the same time safe. China is a spoiled child as usual.
context: Wouldn’t it be better to test them on arrival? I would imagine it’s not too difficult to forge a negative test. >
  
  I recall this was exactly what happened with India >
  
  China requires the same thing from all foreigners, but when countries demand this of China, the Chinese government accuses them of being racist. Do the Chinese government not understand the meaning of hypocrisy? >
  
  China required the same thing from every one including their own citizens. These countries are only targeting China despite  the new vaccine evading XBB 1.5 variant being present in many countries. These countries should be testing everyone if they cared about public health. >
  
  They are targeting China due to the lack of transparency from the CCP with regards to COVID cases and deaths, as well as very well documented cases of planes coming from China that has most on board infected. There’s likely over 250 M cases with 1 M deaths related to COVID happening in China right now and their government is hiding it from the world. >
  
  
  hat has most on board infected.
  
  Japan said flights from China are 8% infected, Taiwan said 23% infected and South Korea also said ~20% infected.
  These governments are allowing XBB 1.5 to spread by not testing all passengers from all countries.
  Considering certain US states are hiding cases, why aren't there flight restrictions over the lack of transparency? >
  
  Conveniently you dropped Italy from your list which was 50%. Even if not most these are beyond outrageous numbers. >
  
  
  Conveniently you dropped Italy from your list which was 100%
  
  How about you give us a source for this?
  
  Even if not 
  
  Lol, you're basically admitting you made up the first sentence. >
  
  Article says only talks about 2 planes. Pretty disingenuous to make a generalization based on only two planes.
  Redditors months ago: China needs to live with the virus and lift the lockdown
  Redditors after China lifts the lockdown: China is infecting the world >
  
  It’s a good datapoint if anything it means they were infected at the departure airport. That’s the best data point we have since the CCP is now hiding all the data. >
  
  So data based on 2 flights weeks ago to Italy is more accurate  than the dozens of flights to Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan over the course of the past weeks?
  Does this mean that the 1 flight from Italy to India where 73% of the flight tested positive mean that every single flight from Italy has 73% infected passengers? >
  
  I honestly thought all int'l travel required a negative covid test >
  
  I’m going to Japan this year and as far as I know that IS the case, so I’m not sure what these news are… >
  
  I went there in November and if you have 3 vaccine doses then you don't need a test. >
  
  can confirm, just got back from Japan yesterday, just needed proof of vaccinations. >
  
  Since you’re free from there, any tips or recommendations? >
  
  I was in Tokyo, suggestion is to get multi-day pass for the subway station, get map from tourist center, if you want to experience the famous fish market then go, but know you can get the same quality sushi at much lower price outside of it.  like we had at Tobu deparment store food court and just as good and like half the price(we had Uni don bowl).
  download google translate and use their camera option, it's pretty helpful. >
  
  Good, if they're having an outbreak that is a reasonable course of action. >
  
  How about we just close boarders completely to Chinese like they did to the rest of the world. >
  
  Said a person who couldn’t even spell “border” correctly. It is no wonder why they aren’t able to separate the CCP from the people who are kept hostage by them.
  Edit: The downvotes shows Reddit abandoning its “hate the government not the people” punchline. >
  
  There hasn’t been a US president that has campaigned on education in what seems like 2 decades. 
  Lack of education is leading to people not thinking critically or people who think they are “researching their own truths” >
  
  I guess this is the reality we have to live with. Many associate the CCP with people who are suffering from its actions, claiming China is a monolith whose people are all mindless drones.
  My mere existence as a CCP criticizer and protester is just enough to prove otherwise. But alas, a generalized hardliner CCP supporter hive-minded China is way easier for the simple-minded to process. >
  
  As we all should. Or close our borders to China. >
  
  Watch CCP cry about it and remind Japan about WW2. >
  
  Prime example of Reddit's favorite line of "I don't hate the Chinese people I only hate the government" being a dog whistle >
  
  When is this covid stuff coming to an end? It's 2023 and i still feel like it's 2020 >
  
  It's becoming increasingly difficult to deal with China's ridiculous sense of superiority and self-entitlement. >
  
  Most countries that know what they’re doing have started doing this. Good decision. >
  
  Starts on Sunday? how ineffective is that? countless have already arrived, prior.
  Its just like other countries who say they are "considering"
  Reminds me of watching a british naval movie. 
  Captain orders "prepare right full ruder"
  Wtf is this prepare crap? just go