Japan looks to ease travel ban on China, South Korea and others in Asia


Source: japantimes.co.jp japantimes.co.jp

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Japan will also begin negotiations in July with Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Singapore and Taiwan. “We are planning to relaunch travel in stages, starting from countries that have suppressed the spread and transmissions of the virus,” Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said during his regular news conference in Tokyo on Friday. All of the 10 regions, which have strong economic ties with Japan, have mostly succeeded in suppressing virus transmission and thus the epidemic there is considered to be under control. Motegi said that under the arrangements Japan will prioritize “business travelers and international talent Japan is in need...