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as a new variant of the coronavirus on Saturday was detected in Canada and Sweden.
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Japan said it's temporarily banning nonresident foreigners from entering the country.
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The band takes effect Monday and will run through January.
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It comes after Japan on Friday confirmed its first five cases of the new, faster spreading variant in passengers arriving from the UK over in Canada.
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Officials confirm two cases of the variant there were first detected in the UK Health officials in Ontario said the cases were discovered as a province went into lock down on Saturday.
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Ah couple in southern Ontario, with no known travel history had tested positive in Sweden.
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The variant was detected in a traveler from the UK who had become ill.
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The Swedish health agency said the traveler had been isolated and that no further cases had been detected.