THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 18, 2021 at 17:50 JST
Passengers wait their turn to take antigen tests to check for the novel coronavirus at Narita Airport on Nov. 8. (Hikaru Uchida)
The government will raise the daily quota of entrants to Japan from 3,500 to 5,000 starting from Nov. 26, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Nov. 18.
The decision was based on the capacity of quarantine checks and preventive measures against infectious diseases currently in place, Matsuno said at a news conference that day.
The new quota is aimed at dealing with an expected increase in the number of arrivals as the government began allowing businesspeople, students and technical intern trainees to enter Japan under certain conditions on Nov. 8.
“The number of new infections currently remains low, but we will promptly respond to any deterioration in the infection situation, such as the spread of new variants,” Matsuno said.
He added that the government will continue to consider what measures it can take to ease entry restrictions further.
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