Japan says foreigners with humanitarian needs exempt from entry ban

Foreign residents of Japan who should be allowed back into the country on humanitarian grounds will be exempt from the country's entry ban, the Justice Ministry has said.The move comes amid confusion among Japan's international community regarding travel restrictions put in place to prevent the novel coronavirus from being brought in from overseas.Permission to enter Japan may be granted "depending on the individual situation if there are special exceptional circumstances, particularly such as when there are circumstances that require humanitarian consideration," reads a notice added to the…READ FULL ARTICLE