MANILA – Fully vaccinated Filipinos and foreign nationals with or without negative PCR test taken 72 hours prior to departure from Japan are required to undergo facility-based quarantines, swabbing and self-monitoring for COVID-19 symptoms.

MANILA/TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday pledged to continue to support the Philippine government in addressing the novel coronavirus pandemic.

MANILA – The Japanese government through UNICEF Philippines donated PhP36 million worth of cold chain equipment to the country to help strengthen its novel coronavirus vaccination.

TOKYO – Despite a decline in the number of COVID-19 infections in Japan over the last several weeks and the easing of some border restrictions, international tourists are still not allowed to enter the country, according to the border enforcement measures released by the government.