Japan to Charge ¥1,000 Departure Tax Starting January 7

to develop the use of multilingual information boards,

to set up facial recognition gates at the airport,

and to launch more cashless payment terminals.

Part of the revenue will also be used to secure financial resources for tourism projects, and ultimately, accommodate more tourists. The Japanese government is expecting a surge in the number of foreigners coming to the country in 2020, in time for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Expected revenue is about¥6 billionin the fiscal year 2018 through March 2019 and a whopping¥50 billion in the following fiscal year.

Editorial credit: Neptunestock / Shutterstock.com There are exemptions in this rule, however.

Those going out of Japan within 24 hours of transit as well as children below two years old don't have to pay the fee.

Travelers holding tickets purchased and issued before January 7, 2019 (Monday) will also be exempted from paying.

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