Japan will temporarily nullify 2.8 million visas held by Chinese and 17,000 held by South Koreans to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading in the country, the Foreign Ministry said Friday.The step is part of measures announced a day earlier by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, facing a barrage of criticism for his belated response to the outbreak, to toughen border controls and restrict travel from the neighboring countries.The two countries reacted very differently, with South Korea denouncing the move and pledging to take similar steps in retaliation, while China accepted Japan's new restri…READ FULL ARTICLE