Year: 2016

This is an explanation for how foreigners living abroad can get a working visa for Japan. I already wrote about the standards and guidelines of working visas for Japan in the article “Working Visa”. But some foreigners may think they Read More …

Agricultural workers have just been accepted under the Technical Internship program. But the field of agriculture has suffered from chronic shortages of personnel. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has said that the Agriculture employment population was 1,922,000, reduced by Read More …

I have some people consulting with me who have lost their residence status, even though their period of stay has not expired. Why was their status revoked?　I will try to explain the relationship between the Status of residence and Period Read More …

The government has decided to make the period of “Designated activity” for job hunting 2 years. Now the graduates from Japanese university are given a period of 6 months to look for their jobs. And they can renew this once. Read More …

Tokyo has the plan accepting foreign housekeepers with using a special zone system. Tokyo will be the third city after Osaka and Kanagawa which already accepted. Housekeepers who have more than a year experience are able to get the residence Read More …

The Liberal Democratic Party’s Special Mission Committee on the accepting foreign workers made the outline of a plan. It should be started first on the field that needs labors. The period is 5years. They are going to propose it to Read More …

We often get requests from clients who have failed to gain residence status. I think that not only I, but almost all immigration lawyers would be able to assist them in a successful reentry. Why can we succeed? The reason Read More …

The government party “Liberal Democratic Party” has begun looking into setting up the new residence status for the work other than the high skilled labor, particularly in the agriculture and construction fields. “Liberal Democratic Party” doesn’t support the immigration policy. Read More …

Ministry of “Health, Labor and Welfare” has started to consider the deregulation of the EPA care worker program. The care worker candidates will be able to work at a welfare facility for the aged, like a “life-care retirement homes for Read More …

Ministry of health and welfare sets up the special counter for overseas students seeking their job.New graduates March 2016 and the graduates in past 3 years are targets.45 companies(15 companies a day) participate.No Fee to participate.the seminar for preparing the Read More …

The term of Multiple short stay visa is getting longer.First the visa for Indian and Vietnamese is getting longer to 10 years. “10 years” visa is issued to business purposes and for cultural or intellectual figures.  The person who has national Read More …

About Tokyo Program The correct title is “Program to increase foreign entrepreneurs” Tokyo has started a new system for foreign entrepreneurs, enabling them to start businesses easily. As you know it is difficult to start a business in Japan for Read More …

Free wifi will be introduced at all Toei subway Line by March 2020. It’s available at one train of Asakusa Line from 5th February already. It’s very nice. But don’t expect too much! Because the active system at the station Read More …

Tokyo Subway will begin to sell  24hours Ticket instead One day ticket. You will be able to take the train for 24hours from the time buying a ticket. One day ticket which is the active system, is available from first train to Read More …

It was reported by Yomiuri-shimbun that “The immigration authorities did not grant permission to stay or work in Japan to four Nepalese men, applying measures to prevent falsified applications for refugee status for the first time since they were introduced Read More …