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Visa waivers in works for Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam
KYODO
APR 15, 2014

Japan might grant visa waivers to tourists from Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam when it revises its tourism action plan in June, government sources said Monday.

The initiative, backed by the government and the ruling coalition, is aimed at Southeast Asia, whose vast Muslim population is expected to play a crucial role in achieving Japan’s goal of 20 million visitors a year in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also views tourism as a pillar of its economic growth strategy in the battle against deflation.

Last year, tourism from Thailand and Malaysia surged 61 percent to a combined 630,000 from the previous year after visas were waived in July 2013. That helped Japan break the 10 million mark for the first time.

Roughly 140,000 Indonesians, 110,000 Filipinos and 80,000 Vietnamese visited Japan last year. The three ranked high behind China among the Southeast Asian countries that still need visas to enter Japan.

A visa waiver, however, would change all that, given the growing demand for overseas travel resulting from their strong economic growth, observers say.

Visa overstay violations among short-term visitors from Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam from January to November last year meanwhile remained in relatively low range of between 0.09 percent and 0.34 percent.

By country and region, China, South Korea and Taiwan send the most people to Japan.

To attain the 20 million goal, Japan needs to step up efforts to attract more people from the region, according to the Japan Tourism Agency.

Japan has waived visas for short-term visitors from South Korea, Taiwan and 64 other countries and regions, if their intended purpose is to sightsee or visit relatives.

South Korea, which rivals Japan as one of the main tourist destinations in East Asia, has also eased its visa policy.

Sumber:
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/201.../#.U0wwivldU_Y

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Yah, kenapa si pinoy ikut2an bakalan dikasih bebas visa ke jepang???
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Bukannya jumlah penduduk ilegal asal filipin di jepang itu jumlahnya paling banyak dibandingin imigran gelap asal negara laennya yah...?
Ntar kalo udah bebas visa, trus banyak yang tinggal gelap di jepang, indonesia deh yang jadi kambing item... emoticon-Cape d... (S)

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PM Jepang akan Bebaskan Visa Indonesia

Senin, 16 Juni 2014 09:56 WIB

Laporan Richard Susilo, Koresponden Tribunnews.com di Tokyo

TRIBUNNEWS.COM, TOKYO - Perdana Menteri Jepang Shinzo Abe menekankan akan membebaskan visa bagi wisatawan Indonesia di masa mendatang. Saat ini sedang dalam penggodokan dan pertimbangan lebih lanjut.

"Untuk membuat jumlah kunjungan wisatawan Jepang lebih banyak bisa mencapai 20 juta wisatawan asing per tahun, visa kunjungan bagi orang Indonesia sedang dipertimbangkan untuk dibebaskan," kata Shinzo Abe dalam kunjungannya ke Kota Sakaiminato di perfektur Tottori, Sabtu (14/6/2014) kepada pers.

Saat ini baru mencapai 10 jutaan wisatawan asing yang berkunjung ke Jepang tahun 2013. Di tahun ini dan mendatang Jepang sangat ingin jumlah wisatawan berlipat ganda menyongsong pula Olimpiade dan Paralympic Tokyo tahun 2020 mendatang.

Guna perluasan jumlah kunjungan wisatawan asing itulah, salah satunya wisatawan Indonesia akan dibebaskan visa kunjungannya ke Jepang.

Tahun lalu visa kunjungan warga Thailand dan Malaysia dibebaskan ke Jepang.

Selain itu, PM Jepang juga menekankan akan meningkatkan jumlah toko Free Duty Shop di Jepang yang saat ini sekitar 5.000 toko di seluruh daerah di Jepang. Pada tahun 2020 diharapkan bisa mencapai 10.000 toko FDS ada di Jepang terutama di berbagai bandara masuk internasionalnya antara lain seperti Tokyo dan Osaka. Hal ini untuk semakin menarik perhatian para wisatawan asing berbelanja di Jepang.

Sumber:
http://www.tribunnews.com/internasio...visa-indonesia

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