Japan PM Abe: To allow foreigners with residence status to enter Japan from September

The government will allow foreigners with residence status to enter Japan from the start of the next month, said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ahead of his scheduled press conference on Friday.

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Aims to boost coronavirus testing capacity to 200,000 tests per day.

Aim to secure enough coronavirus vaccines for every citizen by mid-2021.

Will prepare to compensate if problems with vaccine regardless of whether foreign or domestic company.