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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...

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...

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...

Japan increases cap on residency visa fees to $630

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.

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.

'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...

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.

Japan eyes language, manners training as factor in residency permits

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

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...

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...

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

"I always wanted to become a bridge between Japan and Nepal ... but my dream is broken," Budhathoki Samjhana said.

Will Japan’s tourist visa fees, interest rate policy impact its booming property market?

With Japan imposing higher visa fees for tourists from July while moving away from an ultra-loose monetary policy, foreign investors must prepare themselves for both direct and ind...

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.

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...

Japanese government postpones proposals to restrict real estate purchases by foreigners

Rising security and economic tensions prompting consideration of new rules to make it harder for foreigners to buy property in Japan. In December, Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party...

Japan Opens New Workforce Mobility Pathways for Indian Talent Through NSDC Partnership

Japan Opens New Workforce Mobility Pathways for Indian Talent Through NSDC Partnership HIGHLIGHTS: JAPAN EXPANDS SKILLED WORKFORCE ACCESS WITH NSDC SUPPORT FOR INDIAN PROFESSIONALS...

Maintaining your Canadian PR status: The residency obligation traps that catch new permanent residents

Canadian permanent residents can lose their PR status for simple misunderstandings of their residency obligations. Most permanent residents are aware that they can lose permanent r...

Beyond the native speaker myth: Who ‘owns’ the Japanese language?

As Japan considers adding language requirements to permanent residency and other visa categories, it must also reconsider what "proficiency" means.

Japan enacts bill to boost settlement on six more border islands

The revised special measures law calls for promoting tourism on listed islands and requiring prefectural governments to make efforts to address depopulation.

Fear and uncertainty for foreign business owners after Japan revises rules

The life that restaurateur Manish Kumar built in Japan for he and his family has been upended after Japan enacted stricter rules for the business manager visa.

Japan prefecture offers reward to root out illegal foreign worker hiring

Overseas remittances from Japan top ¥1 trillion for the first time

The latest Finance Ministry data showed that remittances increased by 11.5% from the previous year to ¥1.004 trillion, double the figure recorded in 2015.