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| Above, Hotel Asia Center of Japan in Tokyo. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Even though Japan is opening up the country to foreign travelers in three days, the Japanese government has introduced a bill in the Diet allowing hotels to refuse guests who don't comply with infection prevention measures.
If one is heading to Japan after the bills passes, they'd better pack masks in their luggage.
According to The Mainichi:
TOKYO -- The Japanese government is preparing to allow accommodation facilities to turn away guests who do not comply with infection prevention measures, such as wearing masks, without a valid reason in times of infectious disease outbreaks.
A bill to revise the Hotel Business Act was approved in a Cabinet meeting on Oct. 7, and the government hopes to see it enacted during the ongoing extraordinary Diet session.
In the revision, a new stipulation was created to allow businesses to ask guests to cooperate with infection prevention measures such as wearing masks and measuring their temperatures when there are outbreaks of diseases specified in the infectious disease law, including COVID-19. The bill states that accommodation providers can refuse guests who have fevers or other such symptoms but fail to comply with anti-infection policies without a legitimate reason. It says businesses must not turn away people if they have difficulties wearing masks due to disabilities or allergies.
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