I am also on this waiting game. 3 tickets to Sapporo in Dec.
Currently Singaporeans are still banned from Japan right?
https://www.japan.travel/en/coronavirus/
1. Areas subjected to entry ban
Foreign nationals categorized below are denied permission to enter Japan for the time being, unless there are exceptional circumstances.
(1) Foreign nationals who have stayed in any of the areas listed in the following table within 14 days prior to the application for landing.
Asia -
Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea,
Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Oceania -
Australia, New Zealand
North America -
Canada, United States
Latin America and the Caribbean -
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentine, Barbados, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Uruguay
Europe -
Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican
Middle East - Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates
Africa - Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritius, Morocco, Republic of South Africa, Sao Tome and Principe