State Department eases travel advisory for Japan; US military reports few new cases
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Buy PhotoPeople wear masks earlier this spring while strolling around Yamashita Pier in Yokohama, Japan. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes)
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa – The U.S. State Department has relaxed an advisory that warned Americans not to travel to Japan as coronavirus numbers continue to decline ahead of the Tokyo Olympics next month.
Meanwhile, U.S. military bases in the country reported four new COVID-19 infections, two with the Air Force on Okinawa and two with U.S. Army Japan.
The State Department’s move on Tuesday changes the advisory from level four, or “do not travel,” to level three, which urges people to “reconsider” going to Japan.