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At a press conference in Tokyo on July 22, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said that the government will soon allow flights to reopen for foreign students and businessmen to come to Japan to study and work. Currently, there are about 200,000 people applying to enter this country.
In June, there were flights to bring citizens home between Japan and Vietnam.
Accordingly, Japan will allow entry to permanent residents, long-term residents in Japan, and spouses of Japanese citizens. Permanent residents or long-term residents can re-enter if they left Japan before the restriction order or for other reasons such as the death of a relative in their home country or a medical emergency.
In addition, the Government also allows skilled workers and foreign students to re-enter the country. Statistics show that 88,000 people are eligible for permission, of which 11% are Vietnamese. This group of foreign visitors are mainly those who left Japan before the country applied lockdown measures to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic.
Red leaves season in Kyoto
Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine in Wakayama Prefecture
Popular destinations like Osaka's walking streets now almost exclusively welcome domestic tourists.
Mr. Motegi announced that from now until the end of the month, there will be several flights connecting to Vietnam and Thailand, but people entering Japan must be quarantined for 14 days. In addition to the two Southeast Asian countries, Japan is also negotiating to reopen flights to Australia and New Zealand, China, South Korea and a number of other countries and territories, easing entry restrictions for people who test negative for Covid-19.
Japan will continue to consider the entry of athletes and individuals related to the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games.
