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Starting today (9th), there are several things that will change in the aftermath of Corona19. First of all, from 0 am onwards, entry into Korea and Japan was not allowed. Visas already issued will also cease to be valid, and in Japan, measures to quarantine people entering Korea for two weeks will be implemented. The travelers who traveled between the two countries were cut off.

I am a correspondent of Yu Sung-jae in Tokyo.

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Yesterday afternoon at Tokyo Haneda International Airport. Only the Japanese who hurriedly returned to Japan and the Koreans who had advanced their visit to Japan avoided the restrictions on entry that started today.

This is because Japan has announced today that it will request immigration from South Korea and China for two weeks regardless of nationality from their homes or accommodations, and will strengthen their immigration review accordingly.

[Japanese Residing in Korea: I'd like to go back to Korea, but I think I'll have to calm down a little bit more.]

Japan has also suspended its entry into the Republic of Korea from today, and has suspended its existing visa.

The Japanese government says the government has tightened its blocking policy to prevent the spread of infections in Japan, but the Blue House noted Japanese media reports that such measures are "overkill."

[Kang Min-seok / Cheong Wa Dae spokesman: It is noteworthy that the Japanese press evaluates that 'we used our country for the purpose of avoiding Japan's failure to protect itself.']

Unlike the Blue House, which made a direct position yesterday, the Japanese government took no position.

The Korean government has also entered restrictions on entering Japan today, suspending entry to Japan without visa and suspending the validity of existing visas.