Appreciate constructive meeting w/State Minister Wakamiya today in #G7 Ambassadors Group. Europeans resident in Japan still face hardship due to #COVID19 entry restrictions. Keen to continue dialogue on lifting ban for residents who form foundation of EU-Japan ties @MofaJapan_en
@jt_mag_os@JapanIntercult Does “businesspeople” include people making their living here as a business person or is that just John Q CEO flying from NYC For a meeting due to the fact that Japan Boomer Inc company unable to set up zoom properly ?
Japan's entry ban: The government is expected to make an anouncement soon. But detailed conditions for re-entry are still being discussed. There will be good and bad news for some. It seems they're rethinking their earlier plan with priority given only to businesspeople.
My thoughts today about Japan's entry ban: Had the government allowed its foreign residents to re-enter Japan during the pandemic without banning them all from returning, the number of those stuck abroad would have never risen so high. Around 90,000 have been stranded abroad.