RE-ENTRY RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN RESIDENTS IN JAPAN TO BE REMOVED STARTING FROM SEPT. 1

Highlights –

• Re-entry restrictions on foreign residents in Japan to be removed starting from Sept.1.
• Testing capacity will simultaneously be increased at airports.
• In August, Japan started accepting newly arriving sponsored foreign st...

SEOUL TO INCLUDE FOREIGN RESIDENTS IN A NEW CASH RELIEF PLAN

• The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Wednesday it will provide emergency cash relief to foreigners residing in the city who were excluded from its coronavirus relief program in March.
• Under the plan, the city will pay up to 500,000 won ($421) to households whose income i...

FOREIGN RESIDENTS WILL BE PERMITTED TO RE-ENTER JAPAN; TOKYO REPORTS NEW COVID-19 CASES

Highlights –

• Foreign residents will be permitted to re-enter Japan; Tokyo reports new COVID-19 cases.
• Some 88,000 people will be allowed to re-enter the country.
• Tokyo reported 367 new cases of COVID-19 today.
• The Metropol...