３月の外国人入国９４％減　新型コロナ影響、中韓で顕著―入管庁

　出入国在留管理庁は１４日、３月の外国人新規入国者数（速報値）が１５万２１６２人だったと発表した。前年同月（２５０万４１９３人）と比べ９４％の減少。新型コロナウイルスの世界的な感染拡大を受けた入国制限などが影響し、韓国や中国、台湾を中心に大幅減となった。
　韓国からの３月の新規入国者は１万９１９人で、前年同月（５６万６２０９人）から９８％の減少。中国は３７１６人（前年同月５４万６７６８人）、台湾は５４０８人（同３８万９９１人）で、ともに９９％落ち込んだ。また、米国は８７％減の２万９８９人（同１６万６８２０人）となった。（2020/04/14-20:01）

The number of foreigners who entered Japan in March tumbled 94 pct from a year before to 152,162, reflecting an entry ban the country introduced amid the coronavirus pandemic, preliminary data from the Immigration Services Agency showed Tuesday.
   The number of new entrants from South Korea plunged 98 pct to 10,919, and that of those from China and Taiwan plummeted 99 pct each, coming to 3,716 and 5,408, respectively, the agency said. New entrants from the United States numbered 20,989, down 87 pct.
   The Japanese government in February banned entry by foreigners who had been to China's Hubei and Zhejiang provinces, the South Korean city of Daegu and elsewhere in stages to prevent the spread of the virus.
   By the end of March, the entry ban was expanded to include Iran and 23 European countries, such as Italy, Spain and France.
   Earlier this month, the ban was expanded further to cover the whole of China and South Korea, as well as the United States, Australia, Taiwan and other places. Currently, 72 countries and one region are subject to Japan's entry ban.