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  • Japan’s hefty visa fees, new digital entry system move closer to implementation
  • Japan increases cap on residency visa fees to $630
  • Japan announces plans for twenty-fold increase in permanent residency fees, alongside higher visa costs

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scmp.com /1 month ago

Japan’s hefty visa fees, new digital entry system move closer to implementation

Japan’s parliament on Friday passed an immigration control law revision to raise the maximum fee for residence status applications by foreigners and introduce an online pre-entry t...

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asia.nikkei.com /1 month ago

Japan increases cap on residency visa fees to $630

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soranews24.com /1 week ago

Japan announces plans for twenty-fold increase in permanent residency fees, alongside higher visa costs

Government reveals long-awaited fee schedule ahead of proposed October implementation. On 3 July, the Immigration Services Agency of Japan published detailed draft guidelines setti...

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scmp.com /1 month ago

Japan to scour social media in hunt for visa overstayers, illegal foreign workers

Japan’s immigration authorities plan to crack down on visa overstayers and illegal foreign workers by monitoring social media and other platforms for information or leads. The init...

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travelnews.co.za /3 weeks ago

Japan announces major hike in visa fees

Japan will increase its visa fees, effective July 1. At a press conference, Minister of Foreign…

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soranews24.com /1 week ago

Japan moves to enforce language requirements for foreign nationals seeking permanent residency

Programmes on community etiquette may also become part of the screening process. Japan is moving forward with plans to establish more formal guidelines for foreign nationals seekin...

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koreatimes.co.kr /2 weeks ago

'My dream is broken': Japan visa rules push out foreign residents

TOKYO — In a tiny Tokyo restaurant filled with the smell of Nepalese dumplings, Budhathoki Samjhana surveys the business she built from scratch but may now have to give up as Japan...

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japantimes.co.jp /1 month ago

Japan enacts bill to drastically raise visa-related fees

Under the bill, the statutory upper limit for fees to change residency statuses or extend a period of stay will go from ¥10,000 to ¥100,000.

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soranews24.com /3 weeks ago

Japan announces sudden 500-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country

First increase to visa fees in nearly 50 years will affect some arriving foreigners more than others. The Japanese government has announced a proportionally huge increase in visa f...

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jobsinjapan.com /1 month ago

Japan’s 2026 visa and foreign hiring changes: what is real, what is rumor, and who should worry

Japan's 2026 visa and foreign hiring changes explained, including the SSW food-service pause, PR screening, and what workers and employers should do. The post Japan’s 2026 visa and...

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unseen-japan.com /1 week ago

Japan Just Made Visiting More Expensive: Departure Tax, Visa Fees Jump

On the same day that departure tax and visa fees for travelers went up, passport application fees for Japanese nationals went down.

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japantimes.co.jp /1 month ago

Japan says it will crack down harder on illegal overstaying

The stronger crackdown measures come as the number of foreign nationals staying illegally fell to 68,488 as of Jan. 1, down from about 74,863 a year earlier.

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japantimes.co.jp /3 weeks ago

Japan to raise visa fees for foreign nationals in first revision in 48 years

The fee will be increased from the current ¥3,000 to ¥15,000 for a single-entry visa and from ¥6,000 to ¥30,000 for a multiple-entry visa starting July 1.

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tourism-review.com /3 weeks ago

JAPAN TO INCREASE VISA FEES FOR FOREIGN TRAVELERS STARTING JULY 1, 2026

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globalnation.inquirer.net /3 weeks ago

Japan foreigner entry visa fees to be hiked 5-fold to 15,000 yen

The Japanese government on Friday decided to raise single-entry visa fees for foreigners fivefold to 15,000 yen ($90) from 3,000 yen beginning in July, marking the first increase s...

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asia.nikkei.com /2 weeks ago

Japan raises visa fees fivefold to tackle overtourism

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asia.nikkei.com /1 week ago

Japan eyes language, manners training as factor in residency permits

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nytimes.com /3 weeks ago

Japan to Raise Some Tourist Visa Fees More Than 400 Percent

The hike, from around $18 to $93 for a single trip, will apply to visitors from countries including China, India and Vietnam, but not most Western travelers.

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japantimes.co.jp /1 month ago

LDP pushes tougher land and visa rules while avoiding nationality trap

Legal experts have argued that nationality-based restrictions could conflict with domestic law and international agreements.

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nytimes.com /1 month ago

How Curry Shops Got Caught in Japan’s Immigration Crackdown

Under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, new visa rules are forcing some foreign business owners, who have put down roots in Japan, to leave.

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scmp.com /2 weeks ago

New Japan visa rules threaten to force out foreign business owners: ‘my dream is broken’

In a tiny Tokyo restaurant filled with the smell of Nepalese dumplings, Budhathoki Samjhana surveys the business she built from scratch but may now have to give up as Japan tighten...

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albawaba.com /2 weeks ago

Japan is kicking out foreign residents as government tightens visa requirements

ALBAWABA - As the Japanese population plummets with a severely aging society, and as the Japanese government records worker shortages in many sectors - stubbornly, Sanae Takaichi’s...

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japantimes.co.jp /1 week ago

Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October

Under the new structure, fees will vary depending on the length of the permit, with those in the top bracket required to pay at least ¥65,000.

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lada.kz /3 weeks ago

Япония впервые за почти 50 лет повышает стоимость виз

С июля Япония увеличит стоимость однократных и многократных въездных виз для иностранных граждан в пять раз — такое повышение произойдет впервые с 1978 года, передает Lada.kz со сс...

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