August 19, 2020
Yuichi Hasebe
President, Yokohama National University

Dear YNU Students and Faculty Members,


　On Aug. 3 2020 , YNU has announced to students and faculties with foreign nationalities that those who have left Japan with re-entry permit before the day when country/region where such foreign nationals are currently staying was designated as an area subject to denial of permission to entry into Japan are able to return or re-enter Japan when you are well prepared to avoid the infection. Concerning this notice, MOFA has released the following notice marked with red as follows.
　For those who is applicable to this, please follow the advice.

　Currently, foreign nationals who stayed in countries/regions within 14 days before applying for entry into Japan come under denial of permission to enter into Japan unless there are special exceptional circumstances for the time being.
　Foreign nationals who travel from country/region which is not designated as area to be denied for entry will be permitted to enter Japan even if they make a stopover to country/region designated as refusal for the purpose of stopover or refuel (this does not apply in case they pass the immigration).
　In addition, holders of the status of residence who left Japan before the day when country/region where such foreign nationals are currently staying was designated as an area subject to denial of permission to entry into Japan, are allowed to re-enter Japan as noticed already.

Please check the MOFA website for more detail.
https://www.mofa.go.jp/ca/fna/page4e_001053.html

　For those who are re-entering Japan, please see the notice dated Aug 3rd .