Japanese officials are scrambling to keep the Omicron variant from taking hold inside the country. They're focusing on border restrictions, but the rules are unclear, especially for Japan's ...

Japan’s stringent COVID-19 border controls have been in place for far too long, which has had ramifications across a wide range of areas. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged over the weekend to ...

Japan is, theoretically, open to new foreign arrivals again. After many months with a rigid border ban, the government has eased the entry requirements and begun issuing visas to work or study in ...