The bad news? Japan’s border remains closed to any foreigner not entering in conjunction with the Olympics. The good news? I do believe that change is on the horizon in the fourth quarter of this year.
Twitter RE: travel resuming in October 2021:
“Inbound Tourism” Google Search (Japanese):
JNTO Regional Seminar for Resuming Inbound Tourism (Japanese):
Japanese tourism industry urges “normalization of social activities,” including cross-border travel (Japanese):
AloJapan.com