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Icon for www.asahi.com朝日新聞社 · Jul 23, 2020

Japan to allow re-entry to foreign nationals stuck overseas

Japan is the only Group of Seven nation that has banned re-entry of foreign nationals on long-term visas, such as permanent residents, even if they have lived, worked and raised families for years ...
Icon for www.asahi.com朝日新聞社 · Jun 10, 2020

EDITORIAL: Re-entry ban makes mockery of Japan’s slogan of ‘coexistence’

As part of the government’s infection prevention measures, no foreign nationals who leave Japan will be allowed re-entry, including those whose primary country of residence and livelihood is here.
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Feb 25, 2025

Starlink satellite reentry like a shooting star observed across Japan

It is believed to have entered the atmosphere about 100 kilometers above the Sea of Japan off western Japan and burned up over the Pacific Ocean, crossing the Japanese archipelago. Since 2019 ...
Icon for www3.nhk.or.jpNHK · Mar 23, 2023

Japan's borders: easing entry restrictions

Japan has recently moved to ease a number of entry restrictions put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. NHK World's Komiya Lisa reports on the current situation and gives her own account of ...
Icon for www3.nhk.or.jpNHK · Mar 23, 2023

Japan looks to ‘travel bubbles’ as it eases entry restrictions

The Japanese government says it’s planning to lift some of the entry restrictions it has imposed because of the coronavirus. As the leaders look to put the economy back on a recovery path ...
Icon for www.sheffield.ac.ukUniversity of Sheffield · Jul 5, 2019

Entry requirements for students from Japan

All applications for undergraduate programmes should be made through UCAS. Applicants with a good Junior College Diploma from a recognised college in Japan will be considered for direct entry to first or second year undergraduate degree programmes on a ...