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COVID 19: the struggle of foreign workers and students facing a still closed Japan
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COVID 19: the struggle of foreign workers and students facing a still closed Japan

“Depression, anxiety”: Hundreds of thousands of foreign workers and students suffer from being still banned from entering Japan, which continues to apply drastic border restrictions against COVID 19, despite adverse consequences for its economy and its attractiveness. • Read also: Two out of three companies are calling for an easing of health measures • Read also: Compulsory vaccination of truckers: possible impacts in grocery stores • Read also: COVID: when rights collide The Archipelago remains inaccessible for almost all non-residents at present, a glaring exception among the G7 countries. The government had opened the door a crack in November, only to close it again as soon as the Omicron variant appeared. This border lockdown is popular with Japanes...