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2021 January 13 - 19 [POLITICS]

PM Suga bans entry of business-visa holders as demanded by JCP

Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide on January 13 announced that the government will halt entries of business visitors from 11 countries with which Japan makes reciprocal agreements as a frontline measure to fight the coronavirus pandemic during the state of emergency.

The Japanese Communist Party has demanded that entry from all countries into Japan be suspended.

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> Shii calls for ban on entry to Japan to prevent inflow of coronavirus variants [January 12, 2021]