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The Irish passport is ranked sixth in the world, ahead of America’s and the UK’s, for visa-free access to foreign countries, according to new data.

In normal times, Japanese citizens would be able to visit 191 countries visa-free.

Travel freedom is changing in a world transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Henley & Partners.

Japan, the land of the rising sun and largest aged population on the planet, has topped the list of countries with the most powerful passport.

The Henley Passport Index noted that the UAE was one of the only countries to add visa-free travel waivers during the global pandemic.

Placed at the number one in the Henley Passport Index 2021, Japan has the world's most powerful passport for the fourth year in a row.

The UAE passport ranks 16th in the latest Henley Passport Index, which periodically ranks passports on the the level of travel access they offer.

The Henley Passport Index, which periodically measures the world's most travel-friendly passports, has just released its latest report -- and an analysis of what might lie ahead.

Japan continues to hold the number one position on the index, with passport holders able to access 191 destinations around the world visa-free.

Asia takes top honours in the latest passport world-rankings.

Japan retains the top spot in the new edition of the Henley Passport Index, in which countries across Asia-Pacific predominate following their early emergence from the covid-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus, election results are helping drive the interest.