New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is to arrive in Japan on Wednesday.
Ardern is on her first foreign visit since the pandemic broke out. She is set to start her 4-day visit to Japan, after leaving Singapore.
Ardern is expected to promote her country's plan to resume accepting tourists and students, as a way to revitalize the economy.
New Zealand' strict anti-infection measures, such as an entry ban on foreign nationals and restrictions on outings for residents, took a toll on the economy. The country's economy shrank for two quarters in a row in 2020.
The government is set to accept visa-waiver travelers, including those from Japan, from May.
She is scheduled to meet Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio.
Media in New Zealand report the leaders may discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region, among other issues.
Ardern is on her first foreign visit since the pandemic broke out. She is set to start her 4-day visit to Japan, after leaving Singapore.
Ardern is expected to promote her country's plan to resume accepting tourists and students, as a way to revitalize the economy.
New Zealand' strict anti-infection measures, such as an entry ban on foreign nationals and restrictions on outings for residents, took a toll on the economy. The country's economy shrank for two quarters in a row in 2020.
The government is set to accept visa-waiver travelers, including those from Japan, from May.
She is scheduled to meet Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio.
Media in New Zealand report the leaders may discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region, among other issues.
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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern embarks on first foreign trip since pandemic, visiting Japan from Wednesday to Saturday. She aims to promote New Zealand's tourism and student resumption plan for economic revitalization following a two-quarter economy shrink in 2020 due to strict anti-infection
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220420_01/
Date: April 20, 2022
Created: 2022/04/20 08:07
Updated: 2025/12/09 16:51
Last Read: 2022/04/20 08:07