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Japan will add stronger crackdown measures and cyber patrols in a renewed push to take the number of foreign nationals unlawfully staying in the country to zero, the Immigration Services Agency said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/22/japan/zero-plan-foreign-nationals-measures/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #immigrationservicesagency #justiceministry #immigration #foreignworkers

Stricter criteria for the business manager visa has left many foreign owners, some of whom have been in Japan for decades, out in the cold and facing a frantic scramble to pack up and leave the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/japan/society/stricter-business-manager-visa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #justiceministry #visas #immigration #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency

Stricter criteria for the business manager visa has left many foreign owners, some of whom have been in Japan for decades, out in the cold and facing a frantic scramble to pack up and leave the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/japan/society/stricter-business-manager-visa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #justiceministry #visas #immigration #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency

Stricter criteria for the business manager visa has left many foreign owners, some of whom have been in Japan for decades, out in the cold and facing a frantic scramble to pack up and leave the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/japan/society/stricter-business-manager-visa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #justiceministry #visas #immigration #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency

Stricter criteria for the business manager visa has left many foreign owners, some of whom have been in Japan for decades, out in the cold and facing a frantic scramble to pack up and leave the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/japan/society/stricter-business-manager-visa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #justiceministry #visas #immigration #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency

Japan is being forced to confront the tradeoff between cheap services, rising wages and limited immigration as labor shortages and tighter visa rules strain the economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/14/japan/cheap-japanese-services-and-low-immigration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichia #jobsimmigration #immigrationservicesagency #expats #foreignworkers #japaneseeconomy

Japan is being forced to confront the tradeoff between cheap services, rising wages and limited immigration as labor shortages and tighter visa rules strain the economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/14/japan/cheap-japanese-services-and-low-immigration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichia #jobsimmigration #immigrationservicesagency #expats #foreignworkers #japaneseeconomy

Japan is being forced to confront the tradeoff between cheap services, rising wages and limited immigration as labor shortages and tighter visa rules strain the economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/14/japan/cheap-japanese-services-and-low-immigration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichia #jobsimmigration #immigrationservicesagency #expats #foreignworkers #japaneseeconomy

Japan is being forced to confront the tradeoff between cheap services, rising wages and limited immigration as labor shortages and tighter visa rules strain the economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/14/japan/cheap-japanese-services-and-low-immigration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichia #jobsimmigration #immigrationservicesagency #expats #foreignworkers #japaneseeconomy

The Japanese government considers a drop in applications for business manager visas to be a positive outcome following the tightening of eligibility requirements, immigration chief Kimi Onada says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/13/japan/society/business-manager-visa-applications-plunged/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #visas #immigration #expats #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency

The Japanese government considers a drop in applications for business manager visas to be a positive outcome following the tightening of eligibility requirements, immigration chief Kimi Onada says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/13/japan/society/business-manager-visa-applications-plunged/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #visas #immigration #expats #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency

The Japanese government considers a drop in applications for business manager visas to be a positive outcome following the tightening of eligibility requirements, immigration chief Kimi Onada says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/13/japan/society/business-manager-visa-applications-plunged/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #visas #immigration #expats #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency

The Japanese government considers a drop in applications for business manager visas to be a positive outcome following the tightening of eligibility requirements, immigration chief Kimi Onada says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/13/japan/society/business-manager-visa-applications-plunged/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #visas #immigration #expats #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency

The Tokyo District Court rejected an African refugee's claim seeking to overturn the government's decision to turn down his naturalization application, saying his Japanese abilities were insufficient. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/12/japan/crime-legal/ruling-naturalization-refugee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #refugees #foreignworkers

The Tokyo District Court rejected an African refugee's claim seeking to overturn the government's decision to turn down his naturalization application, saying his Japanese abilities were insufficient. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/12/japan/crime-legal/ruling-naturalization-refugee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #refugees #foreignworkers

The Tokyo District Court rejected an African refugee's claim seeking to overturn the government's decision to turn down his naturalization application, saying his Japanese abilities were insufficient. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/12/japan/crime-legal/ruling-naturalization-refugee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #refugees #foreignworkers

The Tokyo District Court rejected an African refugee's claim seeking to overturn the government's decision to turn down his naturalization application, saying his Japanese abilities were insufficient. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/12/japan/crime-legal/ruling-naturalization-refugee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #refugees #foreignworkers

https://www.europesays.com/news/27291/ ‘It’s Getting Unfriendlier’: International Students Race to Find Jobs #CitizenshipAndImmigrationServices(US) #CollegesAndUniversities #deportation #DonaldJ #ForeignStudents(inUS) #ForeignWorkers #Headlines #HiringAndPromotion #News #Ozturk #Rumeysa #TopStories #trump #UnitedStates

Kazakhstan Plans New Measures to Attract Highly Skilled Foreign Workers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://timesca.com/kazakhstan-plans-new-measures-to-attract-highly-skilled-foreign-workers/

U.A.E. Expels Pakistani Workers, as Pakistan’s Peacemaking Creates a Rift

Pakistan has been trying to help end the war in Iran, but that effort is now creating problems…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #foreignworkers #Internationalrelations #Iran #Pakistan #SaudiArabia #UnitedArabEmirates #World
https://www.newsbeep.com/527292/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/96631/ For foreign workers in the Mideast, risk from the Iran war collides with economic strain at home #AbdullahAlMamun #Bangladesh #ForeignCurrency #ForeignWorkers #GulfArabStates #Iran #mideast #MigrantWorkers #SharifulIslamHasan

https://www.europesays.com/news/24048/ In a Reversal, Doctors From Countries Under Trump’s Travel Ban Are Allowed to Stay in U.S. #Africa #AmericanCollegeOfPhysicians #CitizenshipAndImmigrationServices(US) #CollegeOfPhysicians #Doctors #ForeignWorkers #Headlines #ImmigrationAndEmigration #News #Shortages #Texas #TopStories #TravelBansAndRestrictions #TrumpTravelBans #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment #Venezuela

In a Reversal, Doctors From Countries Under Trump’s Travel Ban Are Allowed to Stay in U.S.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/us/trump-travel-ban-doctors-us-immigration.html

In a Reversal, Doctors From Countries Under Trump’s Travel Ban Are Allowed to Stay in U.S.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/us/trump-travel-ban-doctors-us-immigration.html

Foreign business owners in Japan are feeling the strain of tighter visa requirements that took effect last October, with about 5% considering closing up shop while 45% expect impacts to operations, a survey has found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/30/foreign-business-managers-visa-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #visas #immigration #expats #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency

Foreign business owners in Japan are feeling the strain of tighter visa requirements that took effect last October, with about 5% considering closing up shop while 45% expect impacts to operations, a survey has found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/30/foreign-business-managers-visa-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #visas #immigration #expats #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency

Foreign business owners in Japan are feeling the strain of tighter visa requirements that took effect last October, with about 5% considering closing up shop while 45% expect impacts to operations, a survey has found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/30/foreign-business-managers-visa-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #visas #immigration #expats #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency

Foreign business owners in Japan are feeling the strain of tighter visa requirements that took effect last October, with about 5% considering closing up shop while 45% expect impacts to operations, a survey has found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/30/foreign-business-managers-visa-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #visas #immigration #expats #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency

https://www.europesays.com/be/12325/ Belgium work permit applications to move online from May 202 #BelgianGovernment #Belgium #CommuterPermit #Digitalisation #EUImmigration #ForeignWorkers #Immigration #OnlineApplication #ShortTermWorkPermit #WorkPermit

Japan stopped accepting visa applications for foreign restaurant workers under the specified skilled workers program as the number of those allowed to work in the restaurant sector is nearing the limit of 50,000 workers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/13/japan/society/foreign-visa-cap/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #foreignworkers #immigration #jobs #immigrationservicesagency #expats

Japan stopped accepting visa applications for foreign restaurant workers under the specified skilled workers program as the number of those allowed to work in the restaurant sector is nearing the limit of 50,000 workers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/13/japan/society/foreign-visa-cap/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #foreignworkers #immigration #jobs #immigrationservicesagency #expats

Japan stopped accepting visa applications for foreign restaurant workers under the specified skilled workers program as the number of those allowed to work in the restaurant sector is nearing the limit of 50,000 workers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/13/japan/society/foreign-visa-cap/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #foreignworkers #immigration #jobs #immigrationservicesagency #expats

Japan stopped accepting visa applications for foreign restaurant workers under the specified skilled workers program as the number of those allowed to work in the restaurant sector is nearing the limit of 50,000 workers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/13/japan/society/foreign-visa-cap/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #foreignworkers #immigration #jobs #immigrationservicesagency #expats

Trump’s Changes Lock Some Employers Out of H-1B Visa Program

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/us/politics/h1b-visa-program-changes.html

Trump’s Changes Lock Some Employers Out of H-1B Visa Program

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/us/politics/h1b-visa-program-changes.html

Japan's increasingly strict immigration control measures have been yielding quantifiable results for two years, even as foreign arrivals surge to record levels, according to newly released government data. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/09/japan/society/immigration-control-data/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #expats #foreignworkers #immigration #immigrationservicesagency

Japan's increasingly strict immigration control measures have been yielding quantifiable results for two years, even as foreign arrivals surge to record levels, according to newly released government data. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/09/japan/society/immigration-control-data/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #expats #foreignworkers #immigration #immigrationservicesagency

Japan's increasingly strict immigration control measures have been yielding quantifiable results for two years, even as foreign arrivals surge to record levels, according to newly released government data. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/09/japan/society/immigration-control-data/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #expats #foreignworkers #immigration #immigrationservicesagency

Japan's increasingly strict immigration control measures have been yielding quantifiable results for two years, even as foreign arrivals surge to record levels, according to newly released government data. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/09/japan/society/immigration-control-data/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #expats #foreignworkers #immigration #immigrationservicesagency

Venezuelan Doctor Detained in Texas After Losing Job to Visa Freeze

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/texas-doctor-detained-border-patrol-visa-freeze.html

Jobs and Workers Are In Balance. Nobody Is Happy About It.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/business/economy/population-growth-immigration.html

Jobs and Workers Are In Balance. Nobody Is Happy About It.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/business/economy/population-growth-immigration.html

Foreign ski instructors and guides operating illegally in Japan have sparked concerns that the practice could disrupt public order, create unfair competition and raise safety issues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/01/japan/society/illegal-ski-instructors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #niigata #nagano #hokkaido #tourism #immigration #jobs #yuzawa #rurallife #expats #foreignworkers

https://www.alojapan.com/1470025/japans-foreign-resident-population-hits-record-4-12-million/ Japan’s foreign resident population hits record 4.12 million #expats #ForeignWorkers #immigration #ImmigrationServicesAgency #jobs #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #大阪 #大阪府 Japan was home to a record 4.12 million foreign residents as the end of 2025, an increase of 9.5% from a year earlier, the Immigration Services Agency said Friday. It was the first time the number of foreign residents in Japan exceeded 4 million. The number of foreign oversta

https://www.alojapan.com/1470025/japans-foreign-resident-population-hits-record-4-12-million/ Japan’s foreign resident population hits record 4.12 million #expats #ForeignWorkers #immigration #ImmigrationServicesAgency #jobs #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #大阪 #大阪府 Japan was home to a record 4.12 million foreign residents as the end of 2025, an increase of 9.5% from a year earlier, the Immigration Services Agency said Friday. It was the first time the number of foreign residents in Japan exceeded 4 million. The number of foreign oversta

Japan was home to a record 4.12 million foreign residents as the end of 2025, an increase of 9.5% from a year earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/28/japan/society/japan-foreign-resident-population-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #foreignworkers #jobs #expats

Japan was home to a record 4.12 million foreign residents as the end of 2025, an increase of 9.5% from a year earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/28/japan/society/japan-foreign-resident-population-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #foreignworkers #jobs #expats

Japan was home to a record 4.12 million foreign residents as the end of 2025, an increase of 9.5% from a year earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/28/japan/society/japan-foreign-resident-population-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #foreignworkers #jobs #expats

Japan was home to a record 4.12 million foreign residents as the end of 2025, an increase of 9.5% from a year earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/28/japan/society/japan-foreign-resident-population-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #foreignworkers #jobs #expats

Foreign residents in Japan holding the country's specified skilled worker status totaled a record 390,296 at the end of 2025, the Immigration Services Agency said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/27/japan/specified-skilled-workers-number/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #foreignworkers #immigration #jobs #immigrationservicesagency