News Foreign residents can travel in and out as of 1 Sep

[thomas]

Good news for foreign residents!

The government decided Friday to lift strict re-entry restrictions on foreign nationals with a legal residence status in Japan, which were introduced April 3 as a preventive measure aimed at curbing the spread of the virus. The revised policy will enable all foreign residents to re-enter the country after notifying immigration authorities about their travel plans. Starting in September, foreign residents will be required to undergo coronavirus testing upon entry and observe a 14-day quarantine period. The same conditions apply to Japanese nationals coming from abroad. Additionally, however, all foreign nationals will be required to submit proof they were tested for COVID-19 within 72 hours prior to their departure. The condition has already been imposed on students, working visa holders and people with "family stay" visas who had left Japan before the imposition of the ban and were granted permission to return on Aug. 5. Starting from Tuesday, the condition will be applicable to all residents and new arrivals.

All Japan’s foreign residents can travel in and out from September

The announcement comes amid intensifying criticism of the existing policy from the foreign community and business groups affected by the restrictions.

www.japantimes.co.jp

Japan to lift re-entry restrictions on foreign residents from Sept 1

The Japanese government said Friday it will lift coronavirus-related re-entry restrictions on foreign residents from Sept 1, citing increased testing capacity at airports, after calls mounted from the expatriate community that the ban is discriminatory. Under the new policy, around 2.4 million...

japantoday.com

 

[Buntaro]

So this does not apply to foreign tourists entering Japan? "... and new arrivals"?

 

[Lothor]

Not tourists yet.