From March 1, the number of daily arrivals will be capped at 5,000 people. - AFP
TOKYO (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Japan will allow the entry of some foreigners from March 1, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday night (Feb 17), as he rolled back a months-long entry ban that was derided as isolationist and inhumane.
The ban will be relaxed only for work and study - not for leisure. Kishida is adopting a calibrated approach by allowing only a trickle of foreigners to enter as opposed to opening the floodgates.
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