107: Chaos at Japan's borders w/ Rochelle Kopp

<div>Japan Times contributor and cross-cultural communications consultant Rochelle Kopp joins to discuss the changes at Japan's border and how they are affecting the people who hope to call Japan home.</div> <div> <br> <strong>Read more: </strong> </div> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/11/29/national/japan-omicron-entry-restrictions/">Japan to bar all new foreign visitors as omicron fears grow</a> (Ryusei Takahashi)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/11/30/national/omicron-japan-entry-limbo/">Scores hoping to enter Japan in limbo — again — after latest entry ban</a> (Jesse Johnson and Ryusei Takahashi)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/11/30/commentary/world-commentary/omicron-vaccine-inequality/">Omicron is the price we pay for vaccine inequality</a> (Brad Glosserman)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/11/30/national/japan-omicron-case/">Japan confirms first case of omicron coronavirus variant</a> (Ryusei Takahashi)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/12/01/national/japan-africa-entry-ban-foreign-nationals/">Japan to ban all foreign travelers from 10 African countries amid omicron outbreak</a> (Ryusei Takahashi)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/12/01/national/incoming-flight-ban-japan/">Japan tells airlines to halt inbound flight bookings over omicron fears</a> (Ryusei Takahashi)</li> </ul> <div><br> </div> <div> <strong>On this episode:<br> </strong>Rochelle Kopp: <a href="https://japanintercultural.com/about-us/team/rochelle-kopp/">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/JapanIntercult">Twitter</a><br> Oscar Boyd: <a href="https://twitter.com/omhboyd">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/oscar-boyd/">Articles</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oscar.boyd/">Instagram</a><strong> </strong><br> <br> <strong>Announcements</strong>:<br> Sign up to the <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/email-newsletters/">Deep Dive mailing list</a> and be