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Japan is considering adding airport ground handling to the new Employment for Skill Development program, Immigration Services Agency officials said at a briefing Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/09/japan/foreign-worker-category-aviation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #foreignworkers #immigration #jobs #immigrationservicesagency

Nearly 1,000 foreign residents of Japan with business manager visas left the country in the first half of 2026 — about four times that of the same period last year — after stricter visa rules took effect last October. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/02/japan/japan-immigration-business-manager-visa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #foreignworkers #visas #expats

The government has adopted an ordinance to raise fees for foreign nationals who renew or change the status of their residency in Japan, to up to ¥75,000 from a uniform ¥6,000 at present, effective from October. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/25/japan/society/foreigners-residency-fees-october/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #immigrationservicesagency #justiceministry #immigration #foreignworkers #visas

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

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 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