THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 27, 2021 at 18:50 JST
A quarantine officer receives saliva samples from an entrant for an antigen test at Narita Airport on May 23. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The government and Tokyo Olympic organizers are rushing to tighten anti-virus measures at airports following a ruckus over a Ugandan delegation granted entry into Japan after a coach tested positive for COVID-19 and was quarantined. [Read More]
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