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Japan is planning a major increase in residency application fees to fund new foreigner policies and services. Proposed changes include higher costs for visa renewals and permanent residency. Learn how these updates may affect your plans to live in Japan. Read More …
Japan to introduce new visa rules linking unpaid medical bills and NHI non-payment to residence status, marking a strict new policy from 2027. Read More …
From Today’s News – September 11, 2025: Regarding the ‘Business Manager’ residence status for foreigners aiming to start a business in Japan, the Immigration Services Agency is finalising negotiations to tighten Japanese language proficiency requirements. This is in addition to a proposed revision to the ministerial ordinance that would increase the minimum capital requirement sixfold and require either the entrepreneur or a full-time employee to demonstrate “considerable Japanese language proficiency”. Read More …
Japan’s Immigration Services Agency is planning to tighten the requirements for the “Business Manager” visa, a residency status designed for foreign entrepreneurs. This move is aimed at preventing individuals from obtaining the visa for the sole purpose of immigration, rather than for its intended use of starting a legitimate business. Read More …
As one of very useful measuring for travel visa (90 days short stay) who have difficulty to return to own home country or other country because the travel restriction from COVID-19 You can extend your visa at the immigration office Read More …
From September 1, 2020, re-enter to Japan and leaving from Japan are possible. If you are planning to leave from Japan between 1st of September to 6th of September, you can apply your re-entry permit at the immigration desk in Read More …
On 12th of June, the immigration office announced for special cases for which re-entry permit may be granted. Click and read this
The government have explained about accepting foreign workers to the judicial Affairs Division and the special Committee on Foreign Workers in the Liberal Democratic Party. The new residence statuses under consideration are agriculture, construction, lodging industry and nursing. Nursing for Read More …
Visas for the purpose of preparing for startups are provided to applicants of the “Program to increase foreign entrepreneurs” The program is developed in national strategic special zones like Tokyo, Aichi Fukuoka and Sendai. The applicants apply to Tokyo City Read More …
The Committee on Judicial Affairs of House of Representatives decided to establish a new residence status “Kaigo” (Care worker). It will be ruled on after a decision at this Extraordinary Diet Session。 Even up to now, care workers from Indonesia, Read More …