this is only a temporary measure
not only japan, s.korea as well suspend visa-free
but we're not the only 1
we're 1 of 90 countries that they temporarily suspend visa free

it's just a temporary measure, not permanent

those that say feb 2021...that's way too far away

it's already doable before we even began our MCO
like during late january, japan already has a drop in tourist
like in kyoto bamboo forest, u can actually take photos without anyone already

tokyo until last week is still crowded
but not tourist, but by their own people because people are still going to work

didn't cancel
infact got extended of usage till june 2021(before olympic)

u need to wait for japan to "unblock" the visa waiver 1st
if japan unblock it, thn can travel

as long they reactivate the visa waiver mean it's safe to go
it's not just us...they block all the visa waiver completely

korea now to us also need visa to enter

every country is suffering badly, to recover...it require everybody to spend...that is the only way
doesn't matter locally or international

japan right now is the same as malaysia already
already behind the curve

contigency plan can be replaced with domestic tourism 1st
but try to reschedule it, don't ask for refund/credit account(if they give u the option)

situation at shinjuku station yesterday

Less Crowded Shinjuku station
https://streamable.com/qpk6e2

https://streamable.com/zrs1nx


Train is getting busier
https://streamable.com/rtykmn

Latest update : State of emergency lifted
https://streamable.com/55dv2o

This post has been edited by MR_alien: May 26 2020, 06:43 AM

1. you need to think of the possibility that the vaccine won't come
2. vaccine vs medicine..1 has to come...what if the medicine came but not the vaccine...are you gonna isolate yourself from the rest of the world forever?
3. covid-19 is just another cycle of the many cycle the world has faced, i give u an example, SARS, MERS, EBOLA, H1N1, avian flu...etc etc etc
between 2003 until now..the world has been hit by many flu...just that it didn't reach malaysia...that's all or the disease reached malaysia when there is a cure
covid-19 is another "cycle"....after covid-19, there will be many more "cycle to come"...the only question is will it hit malaysia or not only

4. if this pandemic did not teach all of us that life is short and you won't know what's gonna happen tomorrow...thn u seriously didn't learn anything
firstly if u don't travel and keep waiting, u might die before u got a chance to travel
secondly if u keep waiting, the world when u travel might not be what it used to be already
so in this case...those who went YOLO are actually the winner here as they're able to enjoy the actual world
those who keep waiting are going to return to a world that is slightly different...those restaurant that are previously recommended might not be there anymore

5. that's why almost all recovering countries are promoting domestic tourism...to keep everything alive...else there would be nothing for to return to(for international tourist)

This post has been edited by MR_alien: May 29 2020, 02:34 PM

people who say that weirdly never say ehh, SARS and MERS has no cure...i don't think we should travel in risk of contracting such disease back malaysia
yet the people who say that never hesitated of travelling anywhere for the past 17 years at all
but suddenly in 2020, they change 180 degree and say that

and some people will think that after covid-19, after vaccine..everything will be all over...NOPE
a new one will come and another new one will come and another new one will come...the cycle continues
we live in a very dangerous world ever since we're born which is why we're forced to take multiple vaccine after we're born

actually all the previous viruses are equally contagious and still has no cure or vaccine until today(many are even deadlier than covid-19)
do u know why the others aren't as worse?...it's call containment
when the other viruses are discovered, the countries took quick action to contain it...thus it didn't get worse...it didn't spread far
why covid-19 got so worse?...because a "specific country" lied about it and tried to cover it up
it was already too late when they admitted to it, it was already all over the world due to CNY

and actually almost all country has zero foreign tourist, that includes taiwan, thailand, south korea(all free from covid-19)..all haven't open their borders yet, it's not just japan

Some update

new harajuku station & ikea opened just next to the station
https://streamable.com/4y8003

Covid-19 timeline of japan

USJ will be reopening after 3 months of closure
reopening on monday for local annual pass holder
and will reopen to general annual pass holder from 19th june

for us yes since the gov isn't taking any initiative to protect these businesses

but for japan, remember they intro that massive stimulus for domestic tourism?...it's protect these business by stimulate domestic spending
so when tourist came back, at least what they expect is still there
almost all recovered countries are encouraging domestic tourism, not malaysia

every country rely on tourism as income source
just a matter of how heavy a country rely on tourism
japan and thailand really rely heavily on tourism...go to bangkok's Big C u can already tell the difference
u won't see such scene in malaysia

japan rely heavily on tourism as well when most tourist attraction are just packed all the time
and japan yen already appreciate back to it's "original" price already
which is RM40 = 1000 yen
now it's a little under only..it appreciate due to "olympic"
so expect the rate to maintain till next year

social distancing and SOP still apply but video never mention about roller coaster

our domestic tourism already reopen and is offering locals some attractive price/packages in order for us to support/maintain them
if domestic tourism isn't encouraged/maintained, there won't be "work" to go back to(for many people)....tourism industry is really really big...so big until almost everything is interconnected(even thing u never expected)

no airlines will cancel their flights(prematurely) unless the gov of the country do not reopen their borders

almost every asian countries right now are talking about a travel bubble among each other

This post has been edited by MR_alien: Jun 24 2020, 02:24 PM

the borders of MY and SG will be reopened soon
u forgot there are tons of malaysian...employed or unemployed stuck at SG right now

plus, the theme park/entertainment outlet in SG are allowed to be reopened from 1st of july...that will kinda give u a clue already

my other taiwan flight is already cancelled 1 month prior to the departure date