Travel | Sep 21

Japan weighs plan for ban on hotel guests without masks: media

TOKYO, Sep 21 (businesstimes.com.sg) - Japan's government is considering allowing hotels to refuse entry to guests who do not wear masks and follow other measures to control infection during an outbreak, Fuji News Network said on Wednesday (Sep 21).

The government will submit a bill at an extraordinary session of Parliament next month that would revise the law governing hotels and inns, allowing them more power to enforce infection measures, the network said.

The move would come at a time when Japan is expected to further ease its Covid-19 border controls, waiving visa requirements for certain tourists and removing a limit on daily arrivals.

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is scheduled to debate border easing measures on Thursday. ...continue reading

Source: 日テレNEWS

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