Tokyo, December 6, 2021, SPA -- A man in his 30s who had been in Italy has tested positive for the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the third case to be found in Japan, the top government spokesman said on Monday according to Reuters. Speaking at a news conference, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno provided no further details, not saying which country the traveller was coming from or giving his nationality. --SPA 11:39 LOCAL TIME 08:39 GMT 0011 www.spa.gov.sa/w1660741