Number of air travelers from China in 2020
As part of its response to managing the outbreak of the coronavirus
(COVID-19), the Japanese government designated COVID-19 as a
quaratinable infectious disease under Quarantine Act on 14 February 2020
and imposed travel restrictions against travelers entering Japan:
travelers from specific areas of China and those who are suspected of
being infected with COVID-19 were ordered to be quarantined. Also, since
31 January 2020 foreign nationals who were deemed to be COVID-19
patients were denied entry into Japan, pursuant to the Immigration
Control and Refugee Recognition Act. As a result of these measures, the
number of air travelers from China decreased dramatically since February
2020: the number of air travelers from China saw a change of +22.6%,
-87.9%, -98.5% and -99.98% in during the first four months of 2020
respectively compared to the same months of the previous year (JINTO,
2020).