Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah Government welcomes the Japanese Government’s revision of the travel advisory barring its citizens from visiting Sabah’s east coast, said State Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment, Datuk Seri Christina Liew.
While describing the move as a positive development, she said it is only a partial lifting of the ban whereby Japanese nationals are now allowed to visit Tawau, Sandakan, and Lahad Datu, if necessary.
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“I was made to understand that the revision was made a couple of days ago.
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It is understood that the Advisory is posted in the Japanese language only on Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website. The Minister expressed the hope that the travel advisory can be completely lifted in the near future.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});In 2019, Liew visited Japan and requested the Government to consider lifting the advisory which was issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).