As restrictions and quarantine measures for entering Japan are getting stricter, this is the experience of one JAPAN Forward writer upon recently returning to Japan from...
Entering Japan during COVID-19 means the frustration of extra hoops and hurdles, but despite the extra precautions, the hospitality of the country shines through in surprising...
The Riken new test, while more expensive, can deliver accurate results in about 5 minutes, whereas the current PCR test requires about an hour.
Inoue also gave a shoutout to medical workers battling COVID-19, saying, “I would like all of them to know that I participated in this event in...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan announced on December 26 that they are strengthening immigration measures, following the spread of the new, more contagious variant...
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to a...
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced a further relaxation of international travel restrictions following a Cabinet meeting on October 30. Under certain conditions, Japanese citizens and...
The number of novel coronavirus cases has been mounting nationwide. Confirmed cases in Tokyo alone reached a single-day record of 472 on August 1. ...
On July 12, the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Tourism fleshed out the details of unprecedented measures to promote domestic tourism called the “Go To”...
Bookmark is a new JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to...
Amid calls for caution from experts and the World Health Organization regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments around the world have started easing rules for entering...
Although the illumination on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building and the Rainbow Bridge has been turned to seven colors from the alert signal of red,...
