US Troops in Japan to Be Kept Within Base Amid COVID-19 Spread

People walk past the gate of the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Hansen, in Kin, Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan, on Jan. 6, 2022. Kyodo News via AP

TOKYO—The United States and Japan on Sunday agreed to keep American troops within their bases amid a rise in COVID-19 cases in Japan.

The restrictions starting Monday will last 14 days, confining U.S. military personnel to base facilities except for “essential activities,” a statement from the U.S. Forces in Japan said. The Japanese Foreign Ministry released the same statement.