Prof. Tomoyuki Sasaki of William & Mary's Japanese Studies Program has published an opinion piece in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, or The Nikkei--the world's largest financial newspaper, with a daily circulation of more than three million. The piece, titled "Border Control Measures and Concerns over a Loss of Capable Japan Experts," criticizes the Japanese government's maintenance of unusually strict border controls, which prevent tourists from entering the country out of concerns related to COVID-19. In the piece, Sasaki argues that "we must calmly discuss whether the current border controls are truly necessary for Japanese society."
