China News Service, July 24. According to the Japanese "Chinese Herald" report, considering that foreigners who have lived in Japan for a long time cannot return to Japan after temporarily leaving the country, the Japanese government has decided to implement nucleic acid testing before leaving the country. They will be allowed to enter again in turn. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan announced this policy on its official website on July 22. It will allow foreigners with residence status to enter Japan in the near future.
In order to control the spread of the new coronavirus, Japan issued an immigration control order on April 3. In principle, foreigners (including foreigners with re-entry permits) who have stayed in countries and regions where entry is restricted within 14 days before the date of application for landing permit Refused to enter Japan. Several amendments were subsequently made, and the current scope of entry refusal has been expanded to 146 countries and regions.
The July 22 announcement stated that the Japanese government is currently discussing allowing foreigners with residence status to re-enter and enter the country. The announcement also stated that in consideration of the prevention of infection, foreigners including "permanent", "fixed resident", "Japanese spouse, etc." and "permanent spouse, etc." who enter the country with residence status will also need to go through the entry procedures again. The person entering the country must have the "Confirmation of Re-entry Related Documents" issued by the Japanese embassy and consulate and the PCR inspection certificate within 72 hours before leaving the country. The specific implementation time and method of this policy will be announced on the official website.
Regarding the relaxation of restrictions on the entry of foreigners, the Japanese government decided in the Countermeasures Headquarters on July 22 that it would negotiate with China, South Korea and other countries to allow business people to enter each other.
In addition, for the United States and European countries where the number of infected people is still large, considering the commercial needs of both parties, the Japanese government is considering targeting business operators and allowing them to enter the country in the form of a limited number of people in the short term.
In order to promote the holding of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the Japanese government is also considering a plan to relax entry restrictions for athletes and conference-related personnel.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated at the meeting of the Countermeasures Headquarters that “it is also very important to gradually promote the resumption of international personnel exchanges”, and that “strengthening testing capabilities is indispensable” and instructed to accelerate the expansion of the PCR testing system.
In response to the increase in arrivals, the testing capabilities of Japanese airports will increase from the current 2,300 daily to 10,000 in September. Japan will set up "PCR centers" at the three airports of Narita, Haneda and Kansai International. It will also make flexible use of antigen tests that give test results on the spot. (Sun Hui)