Indeed, but up to recently travel to Japan was simply impossible for non-business travelers, then entry was severely limited in numbers. At this point it is difficult to understand what the conditions will be a few months from now, but it is important to know if in the discussion there were assurances given that IETF participation will be considered a valid reason for Japan to allow entry, and if that will reduce the number of hoops to jump through. J. -----Original Message----- From: Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzmeyer@xxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2022 5:47 PM To: Maisonneuve, Julien (Nokia - FR/Paris-Saclay) <julien.maisonneuve@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: ietf@xxxxxxxx Subject: Re: IETF116 in Japan and Covid On Thu, Jul 28, 2022 at 03:40:07PM +0000, Maisonneuve, Julien (Nokia - FR/Paris-Saclay) <julien.maisonneuve@xxxxxxxxx> wrote a message of 122 lines which said: > Are there provisions that may enable IETF attendees to get in more > easily than plain tourists ? I have no opinion about Japan COVID policy but this question puzzles me. The virus does not care if you work very hard to write Internet-Drafts or if you came to climb mount Fuji. The risk of contagion is independent from your travel reasons.
