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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

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

Amid an acute labor shortage, foreign workers in Japan hit a record high in 2025, totaling 2.57 million as of the end of October. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/30/japan/foreign-workers-record-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #mhlw #foreignworkers #expats #tourism #china #vietnam

Concerns over Japanese nationality being easier to obtain than permanent residency came up in parliament talks last month, raising the question of how to make naturalizing more difficult. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/20/japan/politics/naturalization-permanent-residency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #foreignworkers #expats #diet #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #livinginjapan