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Japan Guide│Japan reopens borders to the world!

This is it! After almost three years, Japan finally fully opened its doors to all visitors, including foreign tourists and other arrivals on October 11th, 2022. Short-term visitors will no longer be required to apply for tourist visas as well as with no need to book tours through travel agencies. It’s exciting news for all Japan lovers who have been waiting for visiting or coming back to Japan! 

In this guide, we will be introducing what you need to know before you visit Japan during the post-pandemic. *Please note, the last update of the following information is on October 13th, 2022. Please be sure to check the latest information through Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan website regarding entries of international travelers. 

Entering Japan│What to prepare？

Triple-vaccinated travelers are able to freely visit Japan, without any restrictions and are subject to the same conditions as before the Covid-19 pandemic.

If you have NOT been vaccinated with WHO-approved vaccines at least three times, you will need to submit your negative result from a COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours prior to departure. Check here for the certain testing methods and certain requirements of the vaccination certificate that Japan recognizes.

And this is the only requirement remaining. 

Travel etiquette in Japan during post-pandemic

Even though it is not against the law to take off your mask outdoors while not talking with others, the majority of people in Japan still continue to wear masks in public spaces in order to prevent infections or spreading the disease. It is good to stay cautious and protect everyone, not only just Covid-19 but also flu or other viral diseases, especially during winter times.

Also, most of the public indoor facilities, such as hotels, restaurants, stores, and museums require visitors and customers to sanitize their hands upon entrance, and usually, there will be hand-sanitizing liquid placed at the entrance, so please be cooperative and show consideration toward others by following those rules. 

FAQ of Entry to Japan

Q1. Will I need to book a guided tour?

No, you can travel as an independent traveler. 

Q2. Will I need to be vaccinated to enter?

No. But if you have not received at least three shots of a vaccine recognized by the WHO, you need to obtain a certificate confirming the negative status of a COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours prior to departure for Japan from your country of origin.

Q3. Do I need to quarantine? 

No. Travelers to Japan will no longer be required to quarantine upon arrival.

Q4. Do I need to wear a mask?

Yes. Though the government relaxed its guidance on mask usage, Japanese people still continue to wear masks while going out, especially while riding crowded trains or buses, and entering restaurants and hotels.

Q5. Are there any Apps that I need to download beforehand?

Japanese government recommends using “Fast Track” to speed up the entry procedures at the airport before entering Japan. Also, download the “MySOS” app and register your account and password, and then you can submit your passport, vaccination certificate, and other documents that are required for entry. 

BORDERLESS HOUSE hopes you enjoy your travel experience to the fullest in Japan!

Safe travels!

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Who Can Enter Japan & What’s Required for the Entry to Japan? May 2022

In this blog, we provide information for foreign nationals looking to travel to Japan, including who can travel to Japan now, and the entry requirements.  

Who Can Enter Japan

Japan is currently opening entry to business visitors, international students enrolled at a Japanese institution, and technical interns. As well as Japanese citizens, permanent residents or temporary residents including spouses and children of Japanese citizens who hold long-term visas, and some short-term business travelers.

Most foreign nations are now able to enter the country, however, you will need to be granted a visa allowing you to enter Japan.. As of April 2022, only persons originating from these countries are NOT able to enter Japan:

However, traveling to Japan with a tourist visa remains PROHIBITED. 

What types of vaccines are accepted for overseas visitors to enter Japan? Is quarantine mandatory upon entry?

From March 1, 2022, the following measures are implemented in Japan: 

  1. The quarantine will not be required for those who have a “Certificate of Vaccination issued outside Japan” + “Completion of the third dose” (only for long-term residents, students, and business visitors in Japan, but not for visitors.) 

  2. For those who have not received the vaccination or completed the third dose and do not have a certificate of eligibility, the period of quarantine will be shortened to 7 days. You can also submit a negative report to the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare after PCR or RT-PCR on the third day after the entry into Japan, and the quarantine can be lifted after confirming that the test is negative.

    What kind of foreign-issued vaccination certificate is eligible and approved by Japan?

・The issuing entity is a public entity such as the government of each country.
・Must be in either Japanese or English. 
・Name, date of birth, vaccine name or manufacturer, date of vaccination, and a number of vaccinations must be included.
・Vaccine type: Doses 1 and 2 must meet the following criteria: Pfizer (Pfizer), AZ (AstraZeneca), Moderna, Janssen (Janssen/Johnson & Johnson/J&J; the first dose is considered the second dose of this vaccine). The third dose must be in accordance with Pfizer BNT (Pfizer), Moderna.

Required documents for entering Japan

❶ Proof of negative test for COVID-19 within 72 hours before the departure time
❷A signed copy of a ‘Written Pledge’ document committing to follow all health procedures
❸Japanese visa
❹ Certificate of vaccination issued by a foreign country approved by Japan
❺ Download three apps: Health and Location Monitoring App (MySOS) to report health conditions, report location, verify location, Location Information App
(Google Maps), and COCOA to track close contacts. If you do not have a smartphone, you must rent one at the airport at your own expense.
❻ Show the QR code of the survey with your residence history or health status (a completed online questionnaire)

After arrival in Japan

Upon arrival and before leaving the airport you have to:

  • ◇ Submit the documents listed above
  • ◇ Undergo another PCR test and return a negative result

Within 24 hours of entering Japan, you may travel by public transportation.

Currently, due to quarantine procedures and other border control measures in response to the COVID-19, all passengers arriving in Japan on international flights take a long time to complete the immigration process.

For more information, please refer to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan website.

We’d love to help you with starting your new life in Japan! ▶WELCOME TO JAPAN

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【Quarantine Exemption in Korea】 Did you get fully vaccinated?

 

Did you get fully Vaccinated?
Hello, this is Borderless House again and if your answer is ‘YES’, please check all details below! If not, please click this for your quarantine information.
Those who have completed the 2nd shist hot of COVID-19 infection will be managed the same way as those who received the 3rd shot (even if 180 days have passed after the vaccination, they will be recognized)

Q-Code: Quarantine COVID-19 Defense

Helpful news for using the advance input system for quarantine information before coming to Korea for the quarantine exemption. Please check all guides to this system through here .

Quarantine for Each Target Person

Guidance on the quarantine procedure differs based on the entrant condition. Please refer to the corresponding information and prevent disadvantage in advance upon your entry. Please check the website link below for details.

        Sources from  Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (click)

※Those who have completed vaccinations linked through the COOV system with their vaccination history registered in Korea can be exempted from quarantine from March 21st.
※Those who have completed inoculation overseas because they have not registered
theirvac current entrants from Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, and Myanmar
※For more information, please refer to [KCDC website] → [Notifications] → [Notice].

Procedure of moving in Borderless House Seoul

1. Following all steps for Q-Code above.
2. Arriving in Korea and meeting with Staff at station Near House you reserve.
3. Getting PCR test at Health center. (For long term staying)
4. Before checking the result of the test, keep wearing mask in the house.
5. Next day, Negative – you could go out, Positive – doing quarantine. 

*When you arrive in Korea at late night, we share how to do self-move in by PDF.
*If you get positive after PCR test in Korea, please kindly check all details below.

Borderless House Seoul Quarantine Guideline

When we have COVID-19 positive cases in the sharehouses managed by Borderless Korea Corp.(hereinafter, Company), for the safety of tenants and prevention of the spread of COVID-19, we respond according to the guidelines below, and tenants must cooperate with the response.
This guideline basically follows the response guidelines of the quarantine authorities. However, there may be some differences in consideration of the sharehouse which is a special type of residence.

1. When a tenant has any sign and symptoms of COVID , the tenant immediately conducts a rapid antigen test and shares the results with Company and housemates (House Group Chat).

2. When one of the tenants has the symptoms, all tenants of the house must cooperate with Company staff’s own epidemiological investigation (suspicious route of infection, contact with housemates after the symptoms, other tenants who have symptoms, etc.).

the tenant receives a positive result by rapid antigen test, conduct a PCR test immediately and share the results with Company and your housemates (House Group Chat).

4. From the date on which the quarantine notice is received as a result of PCR test, in principle, the confirmed tenant should leave the house temporarily and
self-quarantine in another place.
4-1. Through our staff’s own epidemiological investigation, if there is a high possibilityof additional positive cases in the house, the tenants will not do temporary move-out until the other housemates get the PCR test results.
4-2. In the event of a large number of positive cases, the quarantine way is adjusted in consultation with Company and the tenants in consideration of the proportion of positive cases.

5. In the case of self-quarantine in another place, in principle, the confirmed tenant seeks a place to isolate himself, and Company is not responsible for this
. If a confirmed tenant cannot find a place, Company may help to reserve a place, but the confirmed tenant does not object to the conditions (location, equipment, price, etc.) of the place.

6. If a confirmed tenant is quarantined in another place, in accordance with Article 12 of Tenancy Contract, Company does not charge the rent during the quarantine period.

7. Company will sanitize the house after the quarantine measures are completed.
According to of Tenancy Contract, the cost will be charged to the confirmed tenants.

8. If the tenant does not follow the above guidelines, Company may regard it as a
violation of Article 7 of Regulations and rules in The Premise and may move out
according to Article 10 of Tenancy Contract, and the tenant is responsible for any
disadvantages.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact us.
We hope to see you here in the near future. 
Thank you and stay safe.

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BORDERLESS HOUSE針對「新冠肺炎疫情控制之基本政策」(2023.06.28)

鑒於日本政府於2023年5月8日公布的《新冠肺炎的定義歸類變更》，我們目前以下措施應對：

  • 如果目前居住的房客患有新冠病毒或流感等傳染病，我們要求他們必須至BORDERLESS HOUSE以外，如飯店或是醫院或衛生所指定的地方進行隔離。
  • 無論是否與新冠病毒有關，在身體不適時前往公共區域時，必須佩戴口罩。

BORDERLESS HOUSE針對於本公司之房客、夥伴、員工及其家人等有關健康安全，採取下列措施：

日本的厚生勞動省已正式批準將新型冠狀病毒的感染狀況根據傳染病防治法改為“5級”，與季節性流感相同的狀況，自2023年5月8日起生效。

根據日本政府於5月8日（星期一）公布的最新冠狀病毒感染病政策之變更，我們的Share House住宿的對應政策有以下變動:

1. 患有冠狀病毒或流感等傳染病的房客需按照醫院或公共衛生中心的指示，在自己的房間內或飯店進行隔離。

如果需要在Borderless House提供飯店隔離，房客將按照當前合約支付租金。如果房客在房屋內隔離，請互相體諒並避免使用其他居民使用的公共區域。

2. 如房客感染傳染病，請立即與BORDERLESS HOUSE聯繫。

3. 即使房客沒有感染病毒，但若有身體不適時請佩戴口罩，並盡量避免使用公共區域。

4. 從2023年5月8日起，BORDERLESS HOUSE將不再負責房屋的消毒。對於擔心感染的房客，請註意消毒程序將由房客自費完成。

5. 根據合約的規定，我們只有在得到房客許可的情況下才會進入私人房間。Share House的房客只會事先收到有關進入時間和目的的通知。然而，在緊急情況下（包括設施維護），我們可能會提前通知並進入私人和物件，而無需事先獲得許可。

如果您有任何問題或疑慮，請隨時與我們聯絡。

將來我們將繼續根據政府政策的更新實施應對政策的更新，將每一位房客、合作夥伴公司，我們的員工及其家人的安全與健康放在首位考量。
請透過此頁面獲取消息。

關於入住、看房及退房的相關問題，以及與公司合作的聯繫，抑或是您有任何的疑問或疑慮，請使用下面的諮詢表與我們聯繫。

〖東京辦公室〗
Inquiry

〖關西辦公室〗
Inquiry

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※因應新冠病毒政策與影響之BORDERLESS HOUSE經營及營運管理方針，請參考以下由BORDERLESS HOUSE代表 李成一執筆的部落格。
For Tomorrow’s Bright Future with a New Year 2021 ~BORDERLESS HOUSE能做的事~＞＞＞

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【Reasonable Quarantine】 Staying in Korea through quarantine with reasonable price and easy way!

Hello, this is Borderless House Seoul.

Currently (July 8th, 2020) in Korea, it is required to be quarantined for 2 weeks for all people landed from other countries as a countermeasure against COVID-19. People from other countries have to be quarantined at their home or the place which government prepared for 2 weeks and it is not allowed to use a common facility like Goshiwon or students ‘dormitory (with certain exceptions).

Borderless House is a share house and tenants share living room and bathroom so we also ask our new tenants to move in after 2-weeks quarantine.

Arranging the quarantine place and every meal for 2 weeks cost a lot and it is a big burden.

So, we decided to launch a new special service which you can reserve an accommodation for quarantine and our share house at the same time!

Detail of the New Service

You can reserve the place for quarantine together when you reserved a room in Borderless House. We try to find a room which has full options. We help you from the arrangement of the one room for quarantine and moving in to our share house in total!

Supports for Quarantine

We support some food like instant noddles and also some water before you do quarantine. Commission fee includes this support and help all before you do quarantine.

The support includes …

-Quarantine room rent and utility fee
-Preparing basic food in the room in advance
-Explanation how to move to quarantine room
-Support of the shopping during the quarantine

* What is “Preparing basic food in the room in advance”?
Before your arrival, our staff can prepare some basic food like some bottle of water and instant noodles in the room . 

* What is “Support of the move in to the quarantine room “?
When you move in to a room for quarantine , our staffs can not meet you so we will provide a information book which helps you to move in by yourself .

* What is “Support of the shopping during the quarantine”?
Korean government had been providing food or daily needs for the people who are quarantined for free but now they do not . Therefore, people need to bring food by themselves or purchase online or ask someone to go buy and deliver. We provide the manual how to use “emart Mall”(Korean internet shopping site) and support your purchase by online. You can make payment directly on the web page by using your credit card .

Some types of Rooms

Amount of room for 2 weeks depends on the type of rooms and location .
Our partner company will tell us what they have based on your arrival date .

<Basic facilities>
Microwave, IH stove, Fridge, Pot, Plates, Cups, Chopsticks, Detergent, TV, Double bed, Toilet, Towel * 4, Wi-Fi, AC One-time laundry service
※ some rooms does not have a kitchen washing space or washing machine but the room itself has large space and some rooms have the washing service .

* These photos are for images, so the actual furniture arrangement and the floor plan might be changed.

* These are located in Sinchon or Ehwa Women ‘s University area (Seoul metro Line.2)

How to Reserve

1. Reserve a room in Borderless House
2. Confirm the details with a staff through Skype talk
3. Transfer deposit, management fee and quarantine fee by wire transfer
4.  If the quarantine room is not available, we suggest different type of the room
5 . Receive the self check in manual for the quarantine room
6. Check in to the quarantine room
7. After 2 weeks, meet a staff and move in to Borderless House

* If you cancel after No.4, cancellation fee 200,000 won will be charged.

Check in & out

Borderless House staff can not see you face to face when you arrive since all people from other countries have to be quarantined. We will send you the instructions about check in and out in advance, so please read it and check in by yourself.

If you have any trouble when you check in , please contact to us through Kakao Talk.
Kakaotalk ID : borderlesshouse

Time of the Check in & out

Please move in after 2 pm and move out after 12 pm.

Cancellation

* When you cancel your reservation for the quarantine room
The cancellation fee 200,000 won will be charged. We will deduct 200,000 won from the quarantine fee you paid and refund the rest .

* When you cancel your reservation for the room in Borderless House
If you cancel the reservation from the day you receive the confirmation mail to 8 days prior to your move-in day, cancellation fee 300,000 won will be charged and we will refund the rest of money you paid. If you cancel the reservation from 7 days to your planned move-in date, deposit, management fee, first month ‘s rent and utilities will not be refunded .

(Please burden bank transfer fee at your expense)

FAQ about the room

How much do I need to pay for this service?

For the quarantine and commission fee,
-Quarantine fee is different and it depends on a type of rooms . When you share the date to arrive in Korea , we start finding a room for your quarantine and inform of the amount of a room as soon as we find.

-Commission fee for Borderless tenants is 150,000 KRW. This includes the support of some water and instant noodles before you arrive for a few days.

-Commission fee for those who just need a room for their quarantine is 300,000 KRW. This includes the support of some water and instant noodles before you arrive for a few days.

For the rest of days,
We share how to order the groceries or the others by online and they are usually delivered in front of the door within 3 days.

-About the way to transfer,
We always suggest ‘Transferwise‘ as it is the fastest and easiest system.
Please check the link below.

Do you prepare a contract?

We prepare the contract and send it to you by PDF file. We will leave the real one in the room.

How should I answer when I ‘m asked about the quarantine room when I enter Korea?

We will give you a contact information of Borderless House Staff or the owner of the quarantine house. When you are asked about the quarantine place, please call to us.

FAQ about quarantine

Can not I really go out even one step from the room while quarantine?

It is strictly prohibited to go out except for having the test at the health center .
There were some cases that some people continuously went out from the quarantine room and got restrained and deported (Not only by the information from GPS application but CCTV or credit card record also can tell where you are.) Please do not go out during the quarantine period for sure .

How should I go to the quarantine room?

There are buses and taxis only for people from other countries at Inchon Airport so please use them. We will tell you the details.

Is it possible to use delivery service?

You can use the delivery service at the quarantine place but please receive stuff without meeting with the delivery person face to face.

FAQ about the shopping support

How much budget would be enough?

It depends on the person but most of people prepare 200,000 won for it. If your original budget was not enough, you can add and pay later.

If you have any question, please feel free to contact us! → HERE

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Entering Japan During COVID-19▏Mandatory Preparation before Departure (Mar 29th, 2021)

COVID-19 has had a significant impact on travel. This blog is to provide updated and relevant information for foreign nationals who are going to enter Japan from aboard, including all the mandatory preparations before departure.

(1) Certificate of negative PCR test result within 72 hours before departure

The PCR test must be performed at a hospital in your country, and the test must be taken within 72 hours before the flight takes off (holidays will be counted as usual).

Required information in the result report (must be in English)
① Name, passport number, nationality, date of birth, gender
② Testing method and test results
③ Time of the test (to confirm if it is within 72 hours before the scheduled takeoff time)
and date and time of inspection results, date and time of delivery of inspection certificate
④ Name of medical institution and doctor’s name, address of the medical institution, the seal of the medical institution, and doctor’s signature
⑤ All the information must be written in English.

You can check the details of the Certificate of Testing for COVID-19 for the entry or re-entry of foreign nationals and download the specified format form for PCR test from here: http://www.moj.go.jp/isa/content/001337717.pdf

This is the official format from the Japanese government, so you can take them directly to your doctor to fill out.

(2)Submission of a Written pledge

The written pledge has to be submitted by people with a new visa. It usually requires a company, a specific organization, or a school to guarantee the submission of information and an estimated itinerary to the government and to comply with the company’s and school’s regulations.

The main contents of the Written pledge

1.Refrain from taking public transportation (trams, cab taxis, buses, domestic lines, shinkansen, long-distance ferries, etc.)

2. 14 days for self-quarantine, and go out as little as possible for non-essential purposes.

After signing the pledge, foreigners who violate the regulations will be subject to mandatory restrictions on entry and visa cancellation.

Feel free to download the Written pledge from here: https://reurl.cc/KxD3On

(3) Download the designated app beforehand

It will take at least 3 hours to enter Japan if you did not download the App beforehand.
If you cannot set it up or download it with a smartphone, you need to rent one at the airport. After renting one, you must also download the designated app and set it up. before you leave the airport.

From March 18, all airport arrivals will be subject to a mandatory inspection of the app.

You will receive a paper after entering the country, so be sure to complete all the steps early. Make sure the email address is the same as the one on the Written pledge, and try to see if you can receive it beforehand. (The contents may vary, but they are generally the same)

You can check here for the Apps settings from here: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/000755137.pdf

(4)Respond to the questionnaire

Open this link to check the details before entering the country and follow the steps to fill out the form. https://arqs-qa.followup.mhlw.go.jp/#/

Click “Japanese” in the Language section to switch to other languages.

There will be a QR code after filling out the form, so please take a screenshot (recommended) or print and save it beforehand.

It is recommended that you fill out the form before the flight!

For the next article, we will be giving you detailed immigration procedures at the airport, please stay tuned. We hope to see everyone arrive in Japan safe and sound!

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For Tomorrow’s Bright Future with a New Year 2021 ~BORDERLESS HOUSE能做的事~

大家好！我是BORDERLESS HOUSE的CEO代表李成一。

在世界仍受到新冠肺炎的威脅壟罩之下，我們延續著2020年的動蕩，開啟了2021新的一年。

如大家所知，Borderless House的經營主要是來自於國外的房客的支持，「國際交流」為我們企業價值中最重要的一環。
因為病毒的影響，各個國家的應變措施時時刻刻都在改變，隨之而來的出國和入境限制影響了我們企業的經營，不幸的是，我們預測這樣的困境在2021年將會持續下去。

在這樣艱困的情況下，去年仍有許多人入住Borderless House，選擇在這裡開啟新生活。
在這個時刻，日本、韓國和台灣的96間Share House的700多名房客，一起在同一個屋簷下攜手努力過生活。

2021年的1月，新冠肺炎在日本再次蔓延加劇了人們的不安和焦慮。
這促使我想在部落格上與大家分享關於我們當前的狀況，
以及向大家傳達在新的一年中，我們事業的經營方向和期許。

和新冠肺炎對抗的2020年

由於世界各國因應疫情相關措施紛紛鎖國的關係，原定於2020年春天和夏天要到國外展開新生活的外國人，紛紛取消或延期原定的計畫。
此外，大學的課程改為線上授課以及許多公司實施在家上班的制度，使得我們的新房客數量比往年減少許多。

在春天這一切開始發生的同時，Borderless House也開啟了一個以「語言交流」為主題的企劃服務，希望在無法面對面的互動的時刻中，大家也可以透過科技，在線上體驗到國際交流的樂趣。

線上配對交流活動“〜Build bridges not walls!〜語言交換


此外，為了提供給曾經入住過Borderless House的房客一個能持續互動交流平台，我們也為所有的房客們=“Borderless Mates”打造了含有多項服務的全新特別企劃。
BORDERLESS MATES PROGRAM 旅行、語言、同好交流會 ~讓你成為世界的中心！

在2020年10月的秋天，日本逐漸放寬部分的入境限制，期盼了許久，我們終於迎接了許多在國外等待入境的Borderless Mates們。於2020年10月至12月之間，共有184人搬入Borderless House開始了新生活。

BORDERLESS HOUSE，您的另一個家

Share House就像是一個大家庭。許多人都擔心著在這樣與多人共同居住的環境之下感染肺炎的風險。
但是，現在大家與外界的互動減少了許多，Borderless House的房客們在這段時間也培養及建立起共同生活的默契及樂趣。

無論是在家工作或線上上課的休息空檔中，和室友們聊聊天、一起做飯。
或是在肺炎期間希望找到新工作的房客，也有室友能夠商量、尋求意見和練習面試等等，
相互陪伴、每天彼此督促著，過著有意義的生活。

看更多關於Borderless House的房客在Share House的真實生活！


一個人獨自生活所體驗不到的樂趣，快樂和支持，
Borderless House的每位員工都為打造和孕育這樣的環境努力著，
我們也為Borderless House所提供給房客的獨有價值和感到自豪。

BORDERLESS HOUSE針對「新冠肺炎疫情控制之基本政策」(2021.01.19更新)
本公司之房客、夥伴、員工及其家人等有關健康安全，請參閱以上部落格內的政策措施。 

我們會繼續全力支持著每個在2021年追求新夢想的你！


相信在疫情尚未緩解的狀態中，想要展開新生活會有許多困難之處，
因此我們正盡力的開發各種服務，希望為大家的不安和困擾降到最低。
在這邊，我想再次介紹我們近期在日本方面所提供的企劃與服務。

●即時線上看房和定期舉行的線上說明會！
BORDERLESS HOUSE裡住著什麼樣的人？真正Share House的生活環境或是設備是什麼樣子？
如果您現在正在國外或是日本其他地區，不限地點限制都可以和我們預約進行「線上看房」，
關於訂房流程及未來入住之後的相關問題都可以在「線上看房」時一次解決！

「即時線上看房」詳細說明→

「線上說明會」詳細說明→ 

●直到您的入住日當天，我們將「免費」為您保留您的房間！
若因為疫情關係，還無法確定來日本的日期，或是必須更改計畫延後入住時間，我們將免費為您保留房間至4月15日。

春季優惠活動→

●好想在日本工作！專為外國人設計的就職支援服務！
從2020年的8月起，Borderless House和專門為外國人材提供求職支援服務及工作介紹的公司開始了合作企劃。
透過定期舉行的座談會和專家面談分享，深入了解身為外國人在日本尋找工作的求職技巧，同時住在Share House還有室友會幫助您進行履歷書的修改或是練習面試等，幫助您一步步朝夢想邁進。

日本居住．就職支援服務→

●多元文化座談會，一起學習並思考多元文化社會的價值！
座談會以日文進行，我們希望透過日本年輕人之間的深度互動，培養出能夠相互理解的價值觀。
在和來自不同國家的朋友們面對面交流受阻的疫情時期，我們提供機會讓每個人都能去思考跨文化理解和多文化共融的問題。

多元文化共存的學習和思考，看看線上課程詳細介紹（日文）→




不管是在生活或經濟面上，各種困難和挑戰都還持續著，
但我們會努力開發出更多能持續提供Borderless House獨特價值的服務給大家。
在期待美好未來到來的同時，我們將專注於我們能做的事，並做到最好！
期盼不久的將來，在做好萬全準備的情況下，
迎接許許多多的Borderless Mates來到BORDERLESS HOUSE開啟人生的新篇章。

2021年1月19日
BORDERLESS HOUSE代表　李成一

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【Quarantine Interview】 The experience from the arrival to the 2-weeks quarantine

Hello! This is Borderless House.

COVID-19 situation is still bad around the world but how are you spending your time in your country?


In Korea, even in this situation, there are lots of people who start their new life after 2-weeks quarantine after arriving from other countries. This time, we did an interview to one of our tenants who arrived from Japan to Korea and experienced 2-weeks quarantine before moving in to Borderless House.

We asked these questions to Ms.N from Japan!
Hope her experience and information helps your if you are planning to come to Korea!

１．The reason you could decide to come to Korea in this situation
２．How did you choose your quarantine place?
３．Any trouble in the airport?
４．How was the transportation from the airport?
５．How was the self move in to the quarantine room?
６．What did you eat while quarantined?
７．Any tips for the 2 weeks?

(↓ Staffs and Ms.N)

１．The reason you could decide to come to Korea in this situation

Staff：　COVID-19 is still expanding around the world but wasn’t it a big decision for you to come to Korea in this situation?

Ms.N：　Some part, yes. But originally I was planning to come to Korea for working holiday from last March and I needed to postpone so I really wanted to come for a long time.  After considering the way, I decided to get a student visa instead of waiting for the working holiday visa.

Staff：　I see, you changed the way to come here. I’m very happy to hear that you could come here finally!

２．How did you choose your quarantine place?

Staff：　I guess there are some ways to decide the quarantine room but in your case, how did you decide?

Ms.N：　I was planning to live in Borderless House and then I found the information about the quarantine room which Borderless House provides. So I just decided to use it. I could contact to the staff in Japanese so it was good point for me.

（↓ The room which Ms.N stayed for quarantine.）

３．Any trouble in the airport?

Staff：　Wasn’t the process at the airport complicated? Were you able to enter to Korea smoothly?

Ms.N：　I was able to proceed all process without any problem better than I expected. There was no staff who speaks Japanese but I could manage to communicate in Korean.

Staff：　That’s fantastic!

４．How was the transportation from the airport?

Ms.N：　There were two ways, bus or taxi. When I told my address to a staff, there was a bus which will go to my destination area and will depart soon so I just took the bus. My arrival time was evening so I didn’t go to have the PCR test on the day. On the next day, the bus came to my quarantine place again and took me to the place where I could have the test and took me to my place again after the test.

５．How was the self move in to the quarantine room?

Staff：　When you move in to the quarantine by yourself without meeting any staff, wasn’t there any difficulty?

Ms.N：　No, I already received a manual book for self move in so I could just follow the information and move in without any problem!

（Most important goods, masks and sanitizer!)

６．What did you eat while quarantined?

Staff：　In the 2 weeks, you cannot go outside at all but how did you prepare your meal and what did you eat?

Ms.N：　I asked a staff to prepare some water bottles and food in the room in advance. I also bring some food from Japan and then I used delivery application a few times. I could use the credit card which I made in Japan.

（↓Water and food prepared in advance in the room）

７．Any tips for the 2 weeks?

Staff：　To be honest, it is a bit hard to imagine the life in the quarantine room for 2 weeks but how was it actually? How did you spend your time there?

Ms.N：　Originally I like spending time in my own room so I enjoyed watching dramas and youtube videos. Sometimes I felt boring and move around but it was fine.

Staff：　Was there anything that you were careful?

Ms.N：　It was easy to sleep late at night, or almost morning and wake up afternoon. So if you want to have a healthy life,  it is better to set alarm or decide to sleep at a fixed time intentionally.

Staff：　Oh, that’s true. If there is any plan to go outside for 2 weeks, I think I also become like that. Thank you for telling me the real life of the quarantine life!！

Ms.N：　My pleasure. Thank you!

After the interview

How was this interview? I guess there are lot of people who are still seeing the timing for going to Korea but hope this information helps you!

Borderless House Seoul is community share house in which Korean people and people from various countries live together and enjoy international exchange in Korea.

We are waiting for your coming to Korea!

If you need any information about our share house room, please feel free to contact us! →HERE

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Japan to Allow Re-entry for some Foreign Residents from August 5th Gradually

Hope you are all well! This is Ting from Borderless House.

As you may know, the entry ban has caused a severe impact on foreign residents of Japan who are stuck overseas. One good news, the Japanese government has begun accepting applications from these foreign residents seeking re-entry to Japan, allowing them to come back to Japan gradually.

This month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan just announced that the government will allow foreign nationals to re-enter Japan from August 5th. We are happy to see some workers and international students who have been locked out of the country will be permitted to come back to Japan. We finally see the first step toward reopening the border gradually since the pandemic.

Who will be permitted to re-enter Japan

According to the report from the Japanese government, there are about 100,000 foreigners with valid residency statuses have been waiting overseas for coming back to Japan. And about 88,000 of them who left the country before the travel ban will be given priority to come back to the country. These individuals are international students who have already enrolled in the study abroad programs, businessmen, researchers, technical interns, and residents with working or other valid statuses.

The measure only applies to those who left the country before April 2nd and have not been able to return to Japan due to entry bans implemented to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Unfortunately, foreign residents who departed Japan after April 3rd or who have new plans to move here will be given lower priority for entry to Japan. Also, it does not cover people who are currently living in Japan who want to go overseas for non-essential purposes.

There are only a few exceptions, the government has allowed re-entry to foreign nationals who have special reasons to leave Japan, such as attending a family funeral or undergoing a medical operation, and summons from a foreign court to appear as a witness.

Specific conditions for re-entry

Those foreign residents who want to re-enter Japan will have to take necessary procedures at the local Japanese Embassy or consular office in their countries. They must obtain the documents confirming their re-entry permission from their local Japanese Embassy.

These individuals will be required to take PCR tests at the time of their departures to confirm they are not infected with the coronavirus and provide proof that within 72 hours before their flight that they have undergone a PCR test. They will also have to take another PCR test upon entering Japan.
*PCR test= polymerase chain reaction test

Other than the test, a 14-day observation of one’s health condition prior to their arrival is also required. And if the tests are negative, they must self-quarantine for another 14 days upon their arrival.

As the limited capacity of conducting PCR tests at quarantine stations at airports remains a problem. The Japanese government aims to set up “PCR Centers” at three main international airports in Japan: Narita, Haneda, and Kansai airports by September. The government is expected to increase inspection capacity to 10,000 people per day. Meanwhile, to prevent the coronavirus from crossing the border, they would set a quota of 500 re-entries per day for the moment.

Next stage & Keep being BORDERLESS

“It is important to gradually resume international movement of people,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said. The Japanese government will start negotiating with some countries and regions, including New Zealand, Australia, Cambodia, Singapore, China, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Brunei, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Laos, and Taiwan, to ease travel restrictions for business people.

Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, it has become difficult for everyone in many ways. For us, as one of the concepts at Borderless House is to keep the ratio of 50% of Japanese and 50% of non-Japanese to live together in one house, however, we haven’t been able to have more foreign residents to move in Borderless House in the past few months. Being able to live with people from various countries has been the greatest value of living in Borderless House, we will keep our value and protect “BORDERLESS HOUSE” in this difficult time.

We keep working on developing amazing services to our residents and we will continue creating great opportunities to connect with people from all over the world. Of course, we won’t stop promoting Borderless House to more people actively!

Stay safe and we look forward to seeing you again at BORDERLESS HOUSE!

▼▼▼Check our updated blogs regarding COVID-19 & Share House▼▼▼

Regarding our policies in prevention of spreading of COVID-19(2020.07.20)

【Tenant’s Story】Greater Connections with Housemates during COVID19

Surviving Coronavirus in a Tokyo Sharehouse

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來自社長的一封信：建立橋樑，而非隔閡

大家好，我是BORDERLESS HOUSE的社長Lee。

因為新冠肺炎疫情的發生，全世界的人們都受到了影響，至今仍看不到平息的跡象。而疫情的發生也導致許多產業受到衝擊，大家都在尋求解決問題的方法，希望能減緩衝擊的力道。

如同各位所知道的，BORDERLESS HOUSE是一個來自日本，擁有許多外國房客的事業。每年的四、五月正是我們的房客，展開新學期、新生活，最忙碌的時期，也是我們迎接最多新房客的時候。

但在疫情的影響下，我們有許多不得不取消入住，無法來到台灣的房客，又或是臨時需要回國的外國房客。

但是，我們沒有因此忘記我們的事業理念：「創造沒有歧視與偏見的世界」。針對此時世界上所發生的事情，我們希望透過撰寫這篇部落格，和大家分享我們此刻要做的，以及想要傳達的理念。

【疫情下產生的差異與分裂】

新冠肺炎常常被認定是「亞洲的問題」，導致在各國都出現了針對華人及亞裔住民嚴重的歧視，或是針對特定人權團體的騷擾及暴力行為，再次將對於亞洲人的歧視問題帶上檯面。

但這絕對不是只在國外才會發生的事情，同樣的，隨著疫情蔓延，即便在亞洲，也可能發生本地人用偏見的眼光看待外國人的情形。

我們為了抵禦病毒而設下了入境限制，這樣子的鎖國政策，使得人與人之間產生了一道「物理之牆」，而這種不安定且充滿壓力的狀態持續下去，將衍生成為「心中之牆」。面對未知敵人的不安，使得我們將這些仇恨及歧視，轉向特定的族群或是特定人種，而這樣的歧視和偏見，將讓我們彼此之間漸行漸遠，更加疏離。我擔心即便疫情結束，各國雖然解除了限制，但這樣對於外國人的歧視仍舊會持續的發生。

【建立橋樑，而非隔閡】

現在，該是我們團結起來的時候，建立橋樑，而非隔閡。

透過不同領域的結盟，交換彼此的知識與資源，世界可以一同面對這個共同的敵人。我們也竭盡所能地為我們的房客、合作夥伴及各位工作人員和他們的家人，提供最合適的配套措施。

因此，在這樣的情況下，我們也需要思考，BORDERLESS HOUSE可以做些什麼？我們該探討的是什麼？

我們深信我們的角色是創造連結，而不是分歧，因此我們將這個觀點濃縮為一句話──建立橋樑，而非隔閡。

因為新冠肺炎疫情的影響，BORDERLESS HOUSE的事業在各方面都受到了衝擊。不過，更讓我們擔心的是那些迫切地期待著，能與世界各地的人交流的房客們。

他們期待來到台灣，完成他們的夢想，卻不得不因為入境的限制而取消他們一生可能只有一次的工作、留學機會，或是已經抵達台灣的房客們，被迫回到故鄉，導致學習中斷，失去了和室友們一起創造美好回憶的機會。

BORDERLESS HOUSE致力於消除歧視、偏見與分歧，這是我們的品牌任務和目標。我們希望協助這些想要挑戰的年輕人，脫離他們的舒適圈，透過直接和外國室友相處、生活在多元文化的環境，從中得到學習、理解的機會，也幫助社會走往更正向的地方。

不過，把這些想法觀點說出來、寫下來固然很重要，但更加重要的是，我們該如何去執行它，於是我們將發起一個新的活動。

【BORDERLESS Mate 神秘線上筆友】

這次的「BORDERLESS Mate 神秘線上筆友」是一個很簡單的概念。

因為新冠肺炎疫情的影響，我們有許多房客都失去了認識新朋友、學習語言的機會，所以我們希望透過這次的活動，在照顧到大家的健康及安全下，盡可能提供給大家更多的交流機會。

而這個「BORDERLESS Mate 神秘線上筆友」將從台灣開始做起，連結起不同物件的房客，透過語言、興趣、喜好等，替大家做配對，並且以Email的方式，建立起線上的友誼。

透過這個計畫，我們希望大家即便在疫情的影響下，仍舊能持續的與外國朋友交流，不管是學習語言，文化分享，甚至是聊聊對於疫情的看法，給予彼此一些鼓勵，一起期待疫情過去的日子。

而這個計畫，之後也會逐步拓展到我們在日本、韓國的事業部，甚至是非房客的朋友們，讓我們的理想，可以為社會帶來更長遠、更正向的影響！敬請期待吧！

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新冠肺炎疫情，儼然是一場國際性的長期抗爭

站在政府與政治家的立場，為了保護人民，需要築起高牆來抵禦病毒的威脅，但我認為我們都應該在心中搭起一座橋梁，共同克服這些阻礙。

而BORDERLESS HOUSE則將成為搭建這些橋樑的工程師之一，即便我們並非完美，我們仍會以笑容迎接挑戰，為我們的努力而驕傲！

BORDERLESS HOUSE在日本的總部也曾遭遇過類似，非預期的重大災難，但我們仍舊堅持著，努力克服種種挑戰和難關。

有鑒於此次疫情的情況危急，我們必定會將每位房客的健康與安全視為第一順位，接下來我們還會在許多方面遭遇困難，但BORDERLESS HOUSE還是會努力面對各種挑戰，盡我們一切所能，期許著更美好的未來。