[Japon] Foreign residents stranded abroad by Japan’s coronavirus controls

Auteur : Magdalena Osumi. Staff writer de The Japan Times.

Production : The Japan Times

Diffusion : site de The Japan Times

Date : 19 mai 2020

Japan is the only Group of Seven member denying entry to long-term and permanent residents

David Kvien, a 29-year-old Danish 3D artist from Tokyo, left Japan for Copenhagen on March 20 to attend to funeral arrangements for his father, who had passed away from a heart attack just a day before.

Source : Magdalena Osumi, « Foreign residents stranded abroad by Japan’s coronavirus controls », The Japan Times, 19/05/2020. URL : https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/05/19/national/social-issues/japan-foreign-residents-stranded-abroad-coronavirus/#.XsUQJMA69PY (consulté le 20/05/2020)

Photo « à la une » : Foreign residents queue in front of Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau on May 12. Its entry restrictions have sparked a strong reaction from the international community in Japan. © KYODO