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Japan set to announce easing of strict border measures

The Indian Express | 17/02/2022 10:38 AM | Click to read full article

Japan is set to announce on Thursday that it will ease border controls put in place to counter the spread of the coronavirus , measures that are the strictest among wealthy nations and have been slammed by business leaders and educators.

About 150,000 foreign students have been kept out of the country, along with workers desperately needed by an aging nation with a shrinking population. 

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