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Philippines bans travel from Japan, 19 locations amid virus variant
Kyodo News, Published on 29/12/2020
» The Philippines will bar the entry of travelers from Japan and 19 other countries and territories, the transport ministry said Tuesday, as the Southeast Asian nation tries to keep out a new, possibly more transmissible variant of the coronavirus.
Japan to halt new entry from around world amid new virus variant
Kyodo News, Published on 27/12/2020
» Japan will suspend new entry into the country of nonresident foreign nationals from around the world from Monday through late January as a precautionary step against the new, potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant, the government said Saturday.
Japan lowers travel advisories for Thailand, other countries
Kyodo News, Published on 30/10/2020
» TOKYO: Japan lowered travel advisories issued for eight countries on Friday, including Thailand, plus Taiwan, as the pace of new coronavirus infections is slowing, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said.
Japan to grant re-entry to foreign residents
Kyodo News, Published on 22/07/2020
» Japan will begin granting re-entry to foreign residents as it eases a travel ban meant to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday.
Virus death toll tops 560 in China
Kyodo News, Published on 06/02/2020
» TOKYO: The new coronavirus has killed more than 560 people in mainland China, with over 28,000 confirmed infected with the pneumonia-causing virus, Chinese health authorities said on Thursday.