Category: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

Japan Scraps Pre-Entry COVID Test for Fully Vaccinated Travelers

Travelers entering Japan will no longer be required to present proof of a negative COVID-19 test if they have been vaccinated three times, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Aug. 24. The government will waive the requirement to take a COVID test within 72 hours of departure for fully vaccinated travelers beginning on Sept….


Japan to Open up Atom-Bombed Cities for Tours so World Can See ‘Realities’ of Nuclear War: Kishida

Japan will educate the world about the “realities” of nuclear warfare and its horrifying effects by inviting international leaders and youths to tour atomic-bombed cities, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday. At the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) review conference, Kishida said that Japan would contribute $10 million to set up a U.N. fund…


Japan’s PM Mulling Downgrade of COVID-19 Classification Once Outbreak Stabilizes

Japan’s prime minister said on Sunday that he would consider downgrading the classification of COVID-19, which would result in the disease being treated more like a seasonal flu-like condition. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus—commonly known as the novel coronavirus—is currently classified in Japan as Category Two disease—the second-highest on a five-tier scale of severity…