January 11, 2022
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Japan extends travel ban on non-resident foreigners

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday an entry ban on non-resident foreigners will be further extended until the end of February…reports Asian Lite News

“The infection situations regarding Omicron are clearly different at home (and) from abroad, so the framework of the current border controls will be maintained until the end of February,” Kishida told reporters.

The entry ban on non-resident foreigners in its current form has been in place since November 30, 2021, following Japan’s first case of the highly contagious Omicron variant, reports Xinhua news agency.

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The current border control measures were initially set to last for about a month, which prohibited entry into Japan of non-resident foreigners and require returning Japanese nationals and foreign residents to quarantine in government-designated facilities.

The government said it would also restrict the number of people entering Japan to around 3,500 people a day.

Meanwhile, bans were in place for the re-entry of foreign residents in the country who have been to 11 nations, including South Africa, within 14 days, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a press briefing.

The restrictions could be lifted based on “humanitarian considerations”, Matsuno added.

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