Japan to Ban Entry to Travelers from 70+ Countries - Including the US

Japan had been one of the early countries to have the Coronavirus rip through it and now they are trying to protect themselves from a second wave. This means banning people who have been in over 70 countries in the previous 14 day period.

Japan to Ban Entry for Travelers from the US and 70+ Countries

Link: Japan Travel

This ban goes into effect as of 0:00AM on April 3, Japan Standard Time. Japan has also stated that those who depart before the launch of this ban but arrive after it will be barred from entry.

There is currently no end date to this ban. People who have been in the following countries 14 days prior to visiting Japan will not be allowed entry. However, transiting the airports will still be allowed, provided travelers do not “enter” the country – at least for now.

Here are the countries this measure addresses:

Asia	Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam
Oceania	Australia, New Zealand
North America	Canada, United States
Latin America and the Caribbean	Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Dominica, Ecuador, Panama
Europe	Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican
Middle East	Bahrain, Iran, Israel, Turkey
Africa	Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Mauritius, Morocco

This latest round of restrictions against travelers comes right on the heels of the Tokyo Olympics being moved to 2021.

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