Japan to lift re-entry restrictions on foreign residents on Sept. 1

The Japanese government said Friday it will lift coronavirus-related re-entry restrictions on foreign residents from Sept. 1, citing increased testing capacity at airports, after calls mounted from the expatriate community that the ban is discriminatory.Under the new policy, around 2.4 million foreigners in Japan with resident status, including permanent residents, business people, students and their families, can now leave Japan and be allowed back in.Around 29,000 foreigners who have already left Japan to countries and regions designated as areas subject to entry denial after April 3, wil…READ FULL ARTICLE