<Anchor>

The trip between Korea and Japan has virtually stopped. This is because from today (9th) you will need a visa to go to Japan and to come to Japan from Japan.

Let's take a look at the report of correspondent Yoo Sung Jae's report on the first day of entry restrictions.

<Reporter> Incheon International Airport this morning.

Passenger plane gate to Osaka Kansai International Airport in Japan was busy.

Of the eight passengers, there were no Koreans, half Japanese and foreigners, and no Koreans were allowed to enter.

[Sunasaka / Japanese-Chinese: I am returning today because my flight from China is delayed. I think it's going to be quarantined, but I'll be home.]

Of the first passengers flying from Korea to Narita International Airport early in the morning, only two Koreans lived in Japan.

All passengers, including them, were asked to wait in their homes or lodgings for two weeks, limiting the means of transportation to cars and rental cars.

Some passengers also wrote about the lack of preparation in the Japanese entry process.

[Japanese entrants (Korean Americans): When they came here, they were the first ones, so they had no idea how to do it.] Today, only three Koreans have entered Japan today, with the Japanese government suspending entry to Korea without visas and suspending previously issued visas.

The Japanese Consulate in Korea was inquiring about the issue of a new visa, but the international students and expatriates who were planning to enter Japan suffered a lot of inconvenience because the telephone was not connected properly.

(Video coverage: Seol Minhwan, Video editing: Noh Young Oh)

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<Anchor>

Yoo Sung-jae, there are only three people in Japan who went to Japan today. On the contrary, there are some people who have to go to Korea in Japan.

<Reporter>

As a result of the Korean government's response, we also stopped entering Japan without Japan.

Japanese people need to apply for a new visa in order to go to Korea. In order to do so, they have to write down where they have stayed in the last two weeks and have no fever or cough.

When I asked the Consulate General of Tokyo, there was a visa applicant who did this.

The diplomat's entry into the country has also been suspended, and director-level consultations between export authorities, which were originally scheduled to be held in Seoul tomorrow, have decided to have a video conference with the Korean embassy.

<Anchor>

The Japanese government pulled out the immigration card first, and our government responded last Friday. After that, the government did not respond. Have you ever talked about it today?

<Reporter>

Japanese Prime Minister Abe made a definitive first response in parliament today.

Why did he decide to do this without asking the experts? [Abe / Japanese Prime Minister (Today): The final political judgment. Of course, I didn't do it alone, but I decided after consulting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.]

The follow-up also added that more than 7,000 Koreans were considered. There is an interpretation that the public's uneasy sentiment in Japan is narrowed down, and the conservative supporters' distrust toward Korea and China is considered rather than the opinions of experts.

<Anchor>

As Prime Minister Abe said, "It's a political judgment," so I don't think it's very well prepared.

<Reporter>

It is criticized that there is no 'command tower' to lead this situation.

Although there is a crisis management office directly under the prime minister, we have only dealt with natural disasters and terrorist incidents. We have little experience with global pandemics.

Therefore, there is a growing voice in Japan to create a general organization such as Korea's Disease Control Headquarters.

(Video coverage: Han Chul-min and Moon Hyun-jin, Video editing: Lee Seung-yeol)