EBC ニュースレター　2020年8月19日

We hope you had a great Obon week and were able to relax a little bit.

The EBC remained active to advocate against the (re-)entry ban to Japan and met Japanese ministries, organizations, and leaders. On August 17, we published, together with the ACCJ, ANZCCJ and the BCCJ, a statement on the travel restrictions imposed to foreign residents who are currently unable to come back or leave and re-enter Japan.

Since April, European companies are contacting us to convey their hardships due to the (re-)entry ban. Additionally, in the past few weeks, certain Japanese business people and organizations have become more vocal about the negative impact of the ban on their own companies including Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives), Mr. Mikitani, CEO of Rakuten and Dr. Mori, president of DMG Mori Seiki, the largest machine tool manufacturer in Japan.

We hope our concerns and their voices will soon be heard by the Japanese government.

We wish you a good reading and hope you stay positive and healthy during this difficult time.

Valerie Moschetti
EBC Chief Operating Officer

While the situation has somewhat improved with the possibility to leave and return under specific circumstances and the recent removal of the ban for residents that left before March or April (depending on the country from which the individual returns), the EBC and the organizations mentioned above remain concerned.

To read the full statement in English, follow this link.
To read the full statement in Japanese, follow this link.

The article can be read in Japanese and includes an English translation.

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