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2024-04-03
Japan welcomes 4 new 'specified skill' categories for foreign workers but challenges remain(The Mainichi)
Specified Skilled Worker
2024-03-30
News in Easy English: Japan ready to accept many more foreign workers(The Mainichi)
Immigration Policy,Specified Skilled Worker
2024-03-28
Japan to loosen residency rules for foreign entrepreneurs(NIKKEI Asia)
Status of Residence
2024-03-26
Japan granted refugee status to record 303 asylum-seekers in 2023(Japan Times)
Refugee Status
2024-03-26
Japan accepts record-high 303 refugees in 2023( KYODO NEWS)
Refugee Status
2024-03-23
Record 3.4 million foreign residents in Japan as work visas rise(KYODO NEWS)
Specified Skilled Worker,Population
2024-03-23
Japan to let more foreigners work as in-home caregivers(NIKKEI Asia)
Specified Skilled Worker
2024-03-20
Japan's new immigration law will put less of a burden on children of immigrants born in Japan - but will show others the exit door.(UNSEEN JAPAN)
Special Permission to Stay
2024-03-19
Japan to help employers spot labor issues faced by foreign workers(NIKKEI Asia)
Immigration Policy,Training employment
2024-03-17
Cabinet OKs new foreign trainee program to promote longer stays(Japan Today)
Immigration Policy
2024-03-16
Japan seeks to lure angel investors with 5-year residencies(NIKKEI Asia)
Status of Residence
2024-03-16
Japan battles Taiwan and South Korea for foreign workers(NIKKEI Asia)
Immigration Policy
2024-03-06
Opinion: Japan must reform its refugee and immigration system to avoid further tragedies(The Mainichi)
Immigration Policy
2024-03-06
Japan considers doubling limit on skilled foreign workers(Japan Times)
Specified Skilled Worker
2024-03-05
Japan to double cap on skilled foreign workers from fiscal 2024(NIKKEI Asia)
Specified Skilled Worker
2024-03-05
Japan's Immigration Agency sets new guidelines for visa overstayers(Japan Times)
Special Permission to Stay
2024-03-05
Visa changes to improve work chances of vocational graduates(University World News)
Status of Residence
2024-03-03
Tokyo police mistakenly arrest Filipino man for allegedly overstaying visa(KYODO NEWS)
Status of Residence
2024-03-01
Japan’s Immigration Agency Relaxes Guidelines for Hiring Foreign Graduates of Japanese Vocational Schools(Japan News)
Status of Residence
2024-03-01
Japan has to do more for migrant rights than drop 'intern' label(NIKKEI Asia)
Technical Intern Training
2024-02-25
Japan to Revoke Permanent Residency If Foreigners Fail to Pay Taxes(Japan News)
Permanent Resident
2024-02-23
Japan Plans to Add 4 Fields to ‘Specified Skilled Worker’ Visa; Including Road Transportation Fields(Japan News)
Specified Skilled Worker
2024-02-22
Japan grants refugee status to Myanmar democracy advocate(KYODO NEWS)
Refugee Status
2024-02-21
Helpful information for people affected by the Noto quake(NHK)
Earthquake
2024-02-20
Japan considers revoking permanent resident status of tax dodgers(Japan Times)
Permanent Resident
2024-02-19
Japan aims to shorten entry time for foreign arrivals to one minute(NIKKEI Asia)
Landing Examination
2024-02-09
Japan to make it easier to revoke foreigners' permanent residency(NIKKEI Asia)
Permanent Resident
2024-02-07
Japan bets on tech, immigration as labor crisis worsens(DW)
Immigration Policy,Specified Skilled Worker
2024-02-07
Record 2 million foreign workers are changing the face of Japan(Japan Times)
Immigration Policy
2024-02-06
Japan's ruling party consents to job changes by foreign trainees(NIKKEI Asia)
Training employment
2024-02-05
Foreigners with permanent residency could face stricter rules(Asahi Shimbun)
Permanent Resident
2024-02-02
Japan to introduce six-month residency visa for 'digital nomads'(NIKKEI Asia)
Designated Activities,Digital Nomads
2024-02-02
Japan's digital nomad visas to require ¥10 million in income(Japan Times)
Designated Activities,Digital Nomads
2024-01-28
Japan preparing to add transport roles to skilled visa amid shortages(KYODO NEWS)
Specified Skilled Worker
2024-01-28
Japan plans to add drivers, rail staff to skilled worker visa(The Asahi Shimbun)
Specified Skilled Worker
2024-01-26
Japan eyes adding drivers, railway workers to skilled worker visa(NIKKEI Asia)
Specified Skilled Worker
2024-01-26
Tips and tricks for an easier visit to the Tokyo Immigration Office(Japan Today)
Status of Residence
2024-01-26
Japan to launch electronic immigration entry stands at Tokyo’s Haneda airport(Japan Today)
Landing Examination
2024-01-22
Vietnamese trainees told to undergo contraception to work in Japan(Japan Today)
Technical Intern Training
2024-01-17
Measures set out to keep foreign trainees in work in quake-hit areas(Japan Times)
Specified Skilled Worker,Technical Intern Training
2024-01-16
Immigration consultations to be held in Kanazawa on Thursday(NHK)
Immigration Policy
2024-01-15
From violence to cost, Japanese egg farmer cites problems with foreign trainee program(The Mainichi)
Technical Intern Training
2024-01-09
Japan’s Immigration Agency Eases Entertainment Visa Rules; Application Process Streamlined, Maximum Stay Increased(The Japan News)
Immigration Policy,Status of Residence
2024-01-07
Is Japan finally embracing immigration?(The Spectator)
Immigration Policy
2024-01-04
2023 Rewind: Is Japan ready to accept foreigners as part of its society?(The Mainichi)
Immigration Policy
2023-12-31
Surge in Nepalese students in Japan tests multiculturalism(NIKKEI Asia)
Status of Residence
2023-12-26
Japan could relax immigration policy as Abe faction wanes in LDP(NIKKEI Asia)
Immigration Policy
2023-12-22
Japan to simplify immigration, customs checks at airports(NHK)
Landing Examination
2023-11-30
Asylum law tweaks don’t change Japan’s wariness of refugees(EAST ASIA FORUM)
Long Term Resident,Complementary Protection
2023-11-16
Foreign workers could switch jobs after 1-2 years with new system(The Asahi Shimbun)
Technical Intern Training