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<p>This study examines how crisis dynamics enabled Japan’s exclusionary border control during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on policy documents, content analysis, and international comparison, it reveals how emergency measures evolved into prolonged restrictions targeting foreign nationals. Japan maintained some of the strictest entry bans among developed nations, often exceeding epidemiological justification. The analysis demonstrates how crisis contexts facilitate exclusionary politics, turning borders into tools for political legitimation. These policies imposed significant economic, educational, and diplomatic costs. The findings illuminate the politics of foreign entry in times of crisis and underscore tensions between populist control and democratic inclusion.</p>

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Pandemic border control and immigration exclusion: Japan’s politics of foreign entry during COVID-19

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    2025年12月5日

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  • Miyoung Kim

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This study examines how crisis dynamics enabled Japan’s exclusionary border control during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on policy documents, content analysis, and international comparison, it reveals how emergency measures evolved into prolonged restrictions targeting foreign nationals. Japan maintained some of the strictest entry bans among developed nations, often exceeding epidemiological justification. The analysis demonstrates how crisis contexts facilitate exclusionary politics, turning borders into tools for political legitimation. These policies imposed significant economic, educational, and diplomatic costs. The findings illuminate the politics of foreign entry in times of crisis and underscore tensions between populist control and democratic inclusion.