Hotel in Tokyo apologizes for ‘Japanese only’ elevator

A Tokyo hotel has apologized amid backlash over their decision to delineate elevators with signs indicating “Japanese only” and “foreigners only.”

The host city of the 2020 Olympics is preparing for its first onslaught of international tourists since the pandemic, which pushed last year’s games back by one year. The hotel claims the move was all part of their effort to ramp up COVID-19 safety measures before the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, which begin July 23.