TOKYO, KOMPAS.TV – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in his press statement Friday (23/4/2021) at 8:00 p.m. Japan time, reinstated the State of Emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo and Kyoto Prefectures from April 25 to May 11, 2021.
This policy was implemented to prevent the increase in Covid19 cases during the long Golden Week holiday in Japan.
This state of emergency is the third time, after Japan previously implemented a state of emergency in April 2020 and January 2021. For this state of emergency, it was acknowledged with earlier tighter restrictions.
The Indonesian Ambassador to Japan Heri Akhmadi in a short video message via the social media account of the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo, asked Indonesian citizens (WNI) to comply with the Japanese Government’s rules regarding health protocols.
“We call on all Indonesian citizens to maintain health protocols and comply with local government regulations. If there is an emergency, you can contact hotline Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo, “said Ambassador Heri Akmadi.
In addition to the appeal to comply with the health protocol rules from the Japanese Government, Ambassador Heri Akhmadi also appealed to Indonesian citizens in Japan to postpone their plans to return to their homeland from May 6 to 17, 2021. This temporary elimination period is as appealed by the Central Government through Circular Letter Number 13 of the Year. 2021.
“Indonesian citizens in Japan can enter Indonesia, but it will be difficult for them to return in that period to their home areas. Due to the control of cross-city travel, provincial districts and countries.”
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