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Japanese disaster relief goods arrived at Danang Airport The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control under the Vietnam Disaster Management Authority has received these goods and is delivering them to Thua Thien-Hue province. … [Read more...] about Japan sends disaster relief to Thua Thien-Hue province to overcome natural disasters

Tokyo (VNA) – Japan will suspend the entry of business people from 11 countries and territories, including Vietnam, into the country as part of its efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kyodo News reported on January 13. This means Japan will not grant entry permits to all nonresident foreign nationals. The Japanese government last month halted new entries from most of the world, but business travelers from 11 countries and territories, which signed bilateral agreements with the Asian nation, namely Brunei, Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan (China), and Vietnam, had been exempted. During a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and several other senior government officials on January 12, the governors of Tokyo and three neighbouring provinces of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa asked for more measures, including tightening control at border gates, to contain the spread of COVID-19 and prevent … [Read more...] about Japan adjusts entry policy for foreigners

On December 28, Japan had stopped new entries into the country to halt the spread of new coronavirus variants that were spreading in the U.K., South Africa and other regions. But those entering Japan through the business visit program was still allowed. … [Read more...] about Japan suspends business visit program for Vietnam, 10 other economies

More than a dozen doctors, experts and health officials told Reuters authorities were slow to expand testing and said officials still lack real-time data on testing numbers. That raises questions about Japan’s grasp of its own testing capabilities, just months before the planned Olympics. … [Read more...] about Caught off-guard by scant testing, Japan battered by COVID winter

Tokyo (VNA) – The Vietnamese Buddhist Association in Japan and Hana’s Charity have recently organised a full-moon festival at a community centre in Chiba prefecture where many Vietnamese citizens stuck by COVID-19 are staying. Apart from the festival, the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan and the association have carried out an array of activities at the centre like providing airport transportation services and calling for food donations from Japanese localities. Currently, 58 Vietnamese are staying at the centre, which was transformed from the dormitory of the Meiyuu Japanese language school, about 40km from Tokyo. The centre represents a joint effort by the embassy, the association and the Kyodai charity group to help Vietnamese citizens who are stranded or meet difficulties caused by the pandemic. Put into operation in August, it provides free services for the Vietnamese in need./. … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Vietnamese stuck in Japan celebrate full-moon festival