CAIRO, July 1, 2018 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador in Tokyo Ayman Kamel said on Sunday that the Japanese Foreign Ministry officially notified the Egyptian Embassy in Japan that it modified its travel advisories to Egypt. Japan did not ban travel to Egypt, but the Japanese "Travel Advice and Warning" downgraded its warning of travel to Egypt from "Recommendation to consider whether or not to travel" category, to "Travel caution" category, the ambassador noted in a statement. The new Japanese decision included listing all Nile River Valley, Nile Delta, the Eastern Desert, Red Sea coast and coastal cities from Port Said to Marsa Matruh in the regions, where the Japanese could freely visit with caution as well as Greater Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and coastal district between Dahab and Sharm El Sheikh cities, Kamel pointed out. On the other hand, the Egyptian Embassy in Japan organized a forum on tourism in Egypt at the premises of the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA), in attendance of the director of JATA, more than 50 travel agents and media figures During the symposium, the ambassador reviewed the latest developments of tourism promotion in Egypt and measures taken to secure the tourism destinations, ports and airports here. The Japanese travel decision remained its travel advisories to Egypt's Western Desert at "Recommendation to consider whether or not to travel" category and "Recommendation to defer all travel" category for borders with Libya and Sinai Peninsula except Dahab and Sharm El Sheikh. Travel Caution category urges Japanese nationals to remain alert to the security situation and take necessary precautions, when they travel and reside in the relevant country or region.