Japan will resume flights with Vietnam.

At a press conference in Tokyo on July 22, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi announced that the government will soon allow flights to reopen for foreign students and businesspeople to study and work in Japan. Currently, approximately 200,000 people have applied for entry into the country.

Accordingly, Japan will allow entry for permanent residents, long-term residents of Japan, and spouses of Japanese citizens. Permanent or long-term residents may re-enter if they left Japan before the restrictions were imposed or for other reasons such as the death of a relative in their home country or a medical emergency.

In addition, the government has also allowed highly skilled workers and foreign students to re-enter the country. Statistics show that 88,000 people are eligible for permits, of which 11% are Vietnamese. This group of foreign visitors mainly consists of those who left Japan before the country implemented lockdown measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mr. Motegi announced that there will be several flights connecting with Vietnam and Thailand between now and the end of the month, but those entering Japan must quarantine for 14 days. In addition to these two Southeast Asian countries, Japan is also negotiating to reopen air routes with Australia and New Zealand, China, South Korea, and several other countries and territories, easing entry restrictions for those who test negative for Covid-19.

Japan will continue to consider entry requirements for athletes and individuals involved in the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Huong Thao