TOKYO, July 17 (Xinhua): Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono (pic) said on Friday that he has called on the United States to conduct coronavirus testing on all US military personnel coming to Japan after outbreaks of the virus have hit its bases in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.
Kono told a press briefing on the matter that the defense ministry has requested that U.S. military personnel bound for Japan take one test prior to leaving the United States and one upon arrival in Japan.
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