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Japan's government held its first meeting of a working group to establish a program for foreign residents to learn Japanese and understand local systems and rules, with the aim of trialing the plan in fiscal 2028. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/19/japan/japan-language-program-foreign-residents/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #immigration #language #immigrationservicesagency

The Immigration Services Agency has started sharing personal information on foreign nationals subject to deportation proceedings with local governments, as part of a review of policies concerning foreign nationals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/11/japan/foreign-nationals-deportation-data/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #sanaetakaichi

The Immigration Services Agency has started sharing personal information on foreign nationals subject to deportation proceedings with local governments, as part of a review of policies concerning foreign nationals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/11/japan/foreign-nationals-deportation-data-share/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #sanaetakaichi

Proposed new requirements for permanent residency in Japan have left many angry, anxious and unable to plan for the future, with some reconsidering whether they can remain in the country at all. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2026/08/10/foreign-permanent-residency-reaction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #expats #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #visas #foreignworkers

Support in Japan for accepting more foreign workers has fallen below 60%, while more than one-third of people oppose the idea, a public opinion poll has revealed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/05/japan/society/foreign-worker-support-falls-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #foreignworkers #jobs #expats #surveys

The Immigration Services Agency released a draft ministerial ordinance to introduce a five-year period of stay for holders of the Type 2 specified skilled foreign worker status from early January next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/04/japan/five-year-stay-period-type2/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #immigrationservicesagency #visas #foreignworkers

The income requirement the government introduced for those seeking permanent residency may be applied to applications submitted as early as April of this year, according to the officially unveiled revised guidelines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/04/japan/permanent-residency-requirements-income/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #expats #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #visas

Japan announced its new basic plan for immigration control and residency management, outlining measures aimed at tightening rule enforcement and cracking down on rule violations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/31/japan/japan-new-immigration-basic-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #expats

Japan will add 226 employees to its immigration agency in an emergency staffing increase aimed at speeding up residency reviews and cracking down against individuals who overstay their visas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/28/japan/japan-immigration-staff-increase/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #immigrationservicesagency #expats #immigration

A draft of tough new measures for acquiring permanent residency in Japan has triggered concern among some potential applicants, as the government seeks to tighten immigration controls. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/27/japan/japan-permanent-residency-rules-reaction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #expats #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #visas

The government is planning to increase the number of employees at the Immigration Services Agency by about 200 starting next fiscal year, informed sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/23/japan/crime-legal/immigration-services-agency-workers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #immigrationservicesagency #expats #immigration

Japan has welcomed relatively few digital nomads into the country. But those who do meet stringent visa criteria are given a rare opportunity to embed themselves in Japanese life. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2026/07/20/our-lives/digital-nomads-japan-life/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #visas #immigration #jobs #foreignworkers #expats #immigrationservicesagency

The Japanese government has unveiled its new fee structure for residence permits that it plans to implement from October, which would see applicants pay multiple times more than current rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/03/japan/society/residence-permit-fees/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #visas #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #expats

The Japanese government has decided to raise the fees for visas for foreign nationals by revising a related Cabinet order, with the higher rates taking effect July 1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/20/japan/japan-raise-visa-fees/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #visas #immigration #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency #expats #tourism #cabinet

The Liberal Democratic Party has proposed tougher land acquisition controls in security-sensitive areas and stricter screening of foreign residents. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/12/japan/politics/ldp-proposal-foreign-property-ownership/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #visas #immigrationservicesagency #foreignworkers #expats

An opposition lawmaker has hit out against Japan's recently tightened immigration rules, cautioning that they could tarnish the country's image with a shift toward exclusionism and xenophobia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/japan/society/business-manager-visa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #sakurauchikoshi #visas #immigrationservicesagency #foreignworkers

Manish Kumar had served curries and biryani out of his Saitama restaurant for 18 years, until Japan's stricter visa rules upended his livelihood almost overnight. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2026/06/08/our-lives/indian-restaurateur-business-visa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #immigration #expats #india #saitama #visas #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency

Brokers working for shady immigration firms have long been suspected of being behind some foreign nationals obtaining business manager visas in Japan through questionable means, which helped lead to tighter restrictions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/japan/immigration-business-visas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #foreignworkers #visas

Japan has enacted a bill to hike visa-related fees for foreign nationals, enabling the government to use the additional revenue to help cover the administrative costs of managing the country's growing foreign population. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/29/japan/crime-legal/visa-fee-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #visas #immigration #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency

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

Nearly half of foreign residents in Japan say they have experienced some form of discrimination in their everyday lives, most often housing related, a government survey found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/19/japan/society/foreigner-discrimination-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #expats

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

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

Japan's House of Representatives passed a bill to raise the ceiling on fees for immigration procedures, making it likely to be enacted during the current parliamentary session ending in July. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/29/japan/crime-legal/immigration-fees-rise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #lowerhouse

Japan is tightening up the rules for its most common visa category by requiring applicants for certain jobs to submit proof of language proficiency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/15/japan/society/jlpt-visa-requirement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #immigrationservicesagency #immigration #visas #expats #foreignworkersexpats #livinginjapan

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'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 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