<Anchor>

This time, let's take a look at what was announced in Japan. The Japanese government decided to quarantine people coming from Korea next week for two weeks. Let's connect Tokyo.

Yoo Sung-jae, the Japanese government's immigration restrictions, please explain a little more.

<Reporter>

A while ago, the Corona 19 Countermeasures Headquarters meeting was presided over by Prime Minister Abe.

The content was to contain quarantine for two weeks from South Korea and China at a place designated by the Japanese government.

I will only grant an entry permit if there are no symptoms for two weeks.

Japan has already designated Daegu and Gyeongbuk, Qingdao as banned areas since the 26th of last month, but decided to expand the ban.

We are also considering a request to refrain from visiting Japan and Korea for tourism purposes.

<Anchor>

What do you think Japan's intention of raising the entry threshold for Korea is?

<Reporter>

Since this week in Japan, almost all elementary and secondary schools have been closed, and many concerts and sporting events that have attracted a lot of people have been stopped. Of the 31 million foreign tourists who visited Japan last year, about half are Chinese and Korean.

Even if you block half of the tourists now, you can see the Tokyo Olympics.

The action was urgently needed from next Monday, 9th to the end of March, Japanese media said. I mean.

Until then, I think I will do my best to prevent the spread of Corona 19 to protect the Tokyo Olympics.

In addition, there are 1,100 confirmed patients in Japan, and the number is also high.

It seems that the domestic political necessity to show some strong measures in the face of public sentiment and this is directly linked to the support of the Abe government.

(Video coverage: Han Chul-min and Moon Hyun-jin)

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