SINGAPORE – Singaporean Namiki Kim Kit, married to a Japanese man, has been flying to Tokyo every one to two months, even throughout the pandemic.
But never has the 48-year-old lawyer waited as long as the 90 minutes it took for immigration and security clearance at Narita Airport during a trip in April. This is more than double the usual wait time, she says.
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