68% of foreign companies surveyed say their Japanese customers or partners are significantly impacted by the entry restrictions

Flash Survey on the impact of the entry ban on European and American companies and their Japanese partners

Survey conducted by The European Business Council in Japan and The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ)

SUMMARY

Since May 2020, and except for a short period between 1 October 2020 and 7 January 2021, it has been very difficult if not almost impossible for foreign new expatriates or experts to enter Japan. As a result, many respondents report that they lack key personnel and specialists from abroad and current projects have been suspended or new projects cannot be developed, leading to production delays and the cancellation of foreign direct investments into Japan. Companies’ Japanese clients and partners have also been financially impacted.

• 68% of the surveyed foreign companies say that the impact of the entry restrictions on their Japanese customers or partners is significant.

• 12% of respondents estimated that the financial impact on their company’s customers and partners could be over ¥500 million, and 18% of respondents estimated the impact could be between ¥10 million - ¥50 million.

• 71% of respondents say their business plans involve the use of overseas specialists, most of whom have been unable to enter Japan.

サマリー

2020年5月20日（除く2020年10月1日から2021年1月７日）以来、外国からの駐在員やエキスパートの日本への入国がほぼ不可能となりました。上記回答者の多くによると、海外からの主要人材や専門家に欠け、既存プロジェクトは停止し、新規プロジェクトの開発はなされず、生産の遅延や対日直接投資の中止に至っています。各社の日本の顧客や取引先も財政的影響を受けています。

• 68％の欧米企業が、水際対策により日本国内の顧客や取引先が受けた影響は大きいとします。

• 12％の欧米企業は、顧客や取引先への財政的影響は５億円規模、18％は１千万円から５千万円の財政的影響があったと推計します。

• 71％の欧米企業によると、自社の事業計画には海外からの専門家を要しその多くは日本への入国が不可能である。

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Read the Joint Statement:

Foreign Chambers Call for Easing Entry Restrictions to Japan and Recognizing International Vaccine Documentation

日本の入国制限措置に関する共同声明