Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the country will temporarily suspend new arrivals of all foreign visitors from Nov. 30 onward to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant of the CCP virus, a new variant first identified in South Africa. Speaking to reporters at the his office on Nov. 29, Kishida said the emergency measures were imposed to prevent “a worst-case scenario” in Japan. “These are temporary, exceptional measures that we are taking for safety’s sake until there is clearer information about the Omicron variant,” he said. Japan became the second country to impose travel bans on all foreign tourists in response to the Omicron variant, after Israel. Kishida said Japanese citizens and foreign residents reentering Japan from 14 countries where cases of the Omicron variant have been detected will be required to quarantine in designated facilities. The prime minister urged people to wear masks and maintain social distancing …