Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday that the government is considering further easing border restrictions as the country prepares to exit the sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We hope to gradually increase international travel while taking into consideration the infection situation at home and abroad, as well as the demands of Japanese returnees,” Kishida said at a House of Councilors Budget Committee session.
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