A sort ofAthletes and coaches, officials and journalists – they all complain about the strict anti-coronavirus regulations that Japan imposed on foreign guests during the Tokyo Olympics in the summer, at least internally. Japan is now taking measures to allow and facilitate the entry of business people.Even if they are totally opposed coronavirus In the coming months, overseas business travelers going to Japan for vaccination will have to deal with event planning and daily health data collection.
The Tokyo government has actually just decided to slightly open the borders that have been basically closed since the spring of 2020, and once again issue visas to foreign businessmen, students and technical interns. However, due to a large number of bureaucratic regulations to combat the coronavirus, the world’s third largest economy will continue to be the most closed country in the circle of large democratic industrialized countries of the Group of Seven (G 7). On the other hand, in Europe and North America, there are more and more trees on the frontier of the corona. This difference is annoying because, depending on the size of the population, Japan has received more vaccines than major European countries or the United States. Recently, Japan has registered less than 200 new infections every day.
The quarantine period is more than ten days
Japanese companies and trade associations are concerned that Japan’s business and location will be harmed by international standards due to strict entry rules. Marcus Schürmann, president of the German Chamber of Commerce in Tokyo, said: “It is positive that Japan is following the new rules.” “But the correction to the opening is only minimal.”
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