Zurich Airport in Switzerland. There was a long line at the airline check-in counter. With the weak yen, opening the borders to foreign travelers is a necessity… The reason why Japan remains in a state of “isolation,” so to speak, without opening its borders to foreign travelers for tourism purposes, is probably due to the government’s consideration of the fact that the Japanese people are very cautious about the spread of the new coronavirus from overseas. Moreover, the House of Councilors election will be held this summer. It is inevitable that the government will be criticized if it opens the border now and the number of infected people increases again, which may not necessarily affect the ruling party’s approval rating. We can catch a glimpse of such a situation.