Japan to partly ease travel restrictions with Vietnam

$Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks during his meeting with Philippines\\' Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. in Manila, Philippines January 9. , Reuters Images/Willy Kurniawan$

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks during his meeting with Philippines' Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. in Manila, Philippines January 9.
Reuters Images/Willy Kurniawan

Japanese government is weighing different options for easing entry bans

Ju-min Park and Sam Nussey, Reuters News

June 23, 2020

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Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks during his meeting with Philippines' Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. in Manila, Philippines January 9.

TOKYO - Japan will partially ease travel restrictions with Vietnam, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday, with flights between the two countries to be permitted from June 25-27.

The Japanese government is weighing different options for easing entry bans put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

(Reporting by Ju-min Park and Sam Nussey; Editing by Kim Coghill) ((sam.nussey@tr.com; https://twitter.com/SamNusseyRTRS; +81345632760;))