Japan looks to debut vaccine passport this summer

Certificates seen helping economic activities return to normal

YASUO TAKEUCHI, NAOKO YAMAUCHI and KOSUKE TAKEUCHI, Nikkei staff writers

BRUSSELS/NEW YORK/TOKYO -- Japan intends to issue COVID-19 inoculation certificates this summer to vaccinated residents traveling abroad, hoping to give business travel and other economic activities a boost, Nikkei has learned.

Such so-called vaccine passports are gaining use around the world. The European Union will adopt them in July ahead of lifting restrictions on travel within the bloc.

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