118: Japan relaxes its border restrictions w/ Kanako Takahara

<div>Kanako Takahara, head of The Japan Times' domestic news team, joins Deep Dive to give us the details.<br> <br> <strong>Read more: </strong> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/02/17/national/japan-eases-covid-border-restrictions/">It's official: Japan eases entry restrictions for foreign students, business travelers and other nontourists</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/02/21/national/march-border-rules-explainer/">What you need to know about Japan's upcoming eased border restrictions</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/02/16/national/japan-entry-ban-cap/">Japan to shorten or drop quarantine requirements for most arrivals from March</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/02/11/national/entry-ban-universities-students-cost/">Japan’s entry ban leaves students and universities counting the cost</a></li> <li>Survey on how the <a href="https://www.canva.com/design/DAE2OHxefqE/JBxJq9r_B7GonSy0I0GLqg/view#18">travel ban has affected students</a> </li> </ul> <div> <strong>Sponsor: <br> </strong>Today’s episode is sponsored by RGF Professional Recruitment Japan, the bilingual arm of Recruit, Japan and Asia's largest recruiting and information service company. Visit <a href="https://bit.ly/rgfrecruitment">RGF Professional Recruitment Japan</a> to register your resume and unleash your potential today.<br> <br> <strong>On this episode:<br> </strong>Kanako Takahara: <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/int-kanako_takahara/">Articles</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/jt_takahara">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>Transcript<br> </strong>We have recently begun experimenting with transcripts for episodes of Deep Dive. A full transcript of <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/podcast/japan-relaxes-