U.S. Warns Against All Travel to Japan Ahead of Olympics

An arriving passenger at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Saturday.



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WASHINGTON—The State Department warned Americans against all travel to Japan because of the risk posed by the Covid-19 pandemic on Monday, raising its travel advisory for the country to its highest level two months ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.

The State Department’s travel advisories are designed to warn travelers about dangers overseas. It now sets Japan at “Level 4: Do Not Travel.” Americans are still permitted to travel to Japan but do so at their own…

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