Of the local governments that have applied priority measures such as spread prevention by the 6th of this month, the government plans to extend it to the 21st of this month in 18 prefectures such as Tokyo and Osaka, and officially consults with experts on the 4th. I have decided to decide.
On the other hand, regarding border measures, from the 14th of this month, the upper limit of the number of immigrants per day will be raised from the current 5,000 to 7,000.
Priority measures such as prevention of the spread of new corona measures are currently applied to 31 prefectures, and the deadline is set to 6 days, and Prime Minister Kishida discussed the treatment with the relevant ministers on the 3rd.
In 18 prefectures such as Tokyo, Osaka and Aichi, it will be extended until the 21st of this month, while in 13 prefectures such as Fukuoka and Hiroshima, it has been confirmed that it will be canceled with a deadline of 6 days.
Regarding the reason for the extension, Prime Minister Kishida said at a press conference on the night of the 3rd, "The infection situation in the whole country is definitely improving, but in some areas, the number of severely ill people increases and clusters occur. Bed utilization is still at a high level. "
On the 4th, the government will formally decide after consulting and approving the "Basic Coping Policy Subcommittee" made up of experts on infectious diseases, etc., after reporting and asking questions in the Diet.
The government has decided to take all possible measures to lift the priority measures by thoroughly strengthening infection control measures at facilities for the elderly and accelerating the third vaccination.
On the other hand, regarding border measures, the government has decided to raise the upper limit of the number of immigrants per day from the current 5,000 to 7,000 from the 14th of this month, ahead of the end of the fiscal year when the demand for Japanese return to Japan increases due to going on to school or transferring. I am.
In addition, in order to prioritize the acceptance of international students who are waiting because they cannot come to Japan, we will establish a system that allows us to enter the country by utilizing the vacant seats of the aircraft, mainly from Monday to Thursday when there are relatively few business customers. I am doing it.
The government expects about 1000 international students to enter the country per day, apart from the maximum number of immigrants.
Approximately 150,000 international students waiting to come to Japan
As of January, about 150,000 international students have been waiting because they were unable to come to Japan due to the fact that new entry from overseas was suspended until the end of last month due to border measures.
Under the new system, the support center established by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Immigration Bureau of Japan will collect information on international students through universities and Japanese language schools, and make tentative reservations with airlines.
Apart from the maximum number of immigrants, the government expects to enter about 1000 people a day and wants to accept a considerable number of international students who wish to enter the country by the end of May.