[Japon] Validity of Japan’s border measures against foreigners in question as families separated

Auteur : Motomi Kusakabe, rédactrice de The Mainichi, Foreign News Department

Production : The Mainichi

Diffusion : site anglais de Mainichi shimbun, The Mainichi, Japan’s national daily since 1922

Date : 1 juin 2021

TOKYO — Following the emergence of the coronavirus’s omicron variant, Japan has enforced border control measures which in principle ban new entries by foreign nationals. Now, people separated from their families are calling on the government to attend to cases on humanitarian grounds while also taking thorough safety measures to prevent infection.

Source : Motomi Kusakabe, « Validity of Japan’s border measures against foreigners in question as families separated », The Mainichi, 21/12/2021. URL : https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20211221/p2a/00m/0na/022000c (consulté le 22/12/2021)

Version japonaise : « オミクロン株流入で強まる規制　国籍別の入国制限は妥当なのか », デジタル毎日, 18/12/2021. URL : https://mainichi.jp/articles/20211217/k00/00m/030/103000c (consulté le 22/12/2021)

Photo « à la une » : This screen capture from the website Change.org shows a page for an online signature-collecting campaign which calls for the Japanese government to review border restrictions.

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