Why I HATE Japan Reopening to Tourists

Japan announces visa-free individual tourism and removes entry caps from 11 October, overturning guided-tour restrictions after nearly two years of closure. After booking non-refundable Thailand travel and applying for a visa, he keeps those plans to meet his Thai online partner. He regrets divorcing, leaving Japan, and destroying his spouse visa before COVID, while treating Japan’s reopening as a future fallback.

Travel plans remain entangled with romance, regret, contingency planning, and hopes of rebuilding his Asian life.