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IMMIGRATION SERVICES AGENCY

Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 20, 2026
今日吃瓜 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan is moving toward implementation before it has clearly explained how those skills will be evaluated or demonstrated in practice.
Foreign residents now make up 3.48% of 今日吃瓜 total population, according to the Immigration Services Agency.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 16, 2026
Foreign residents grow to record 3.48% of 今日吃瓜 population
Among the 10 largest groups, Indonesians recorded the biggest increase, followed by Nepalese and Myanmar nationals.
The Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Shinagawa Ward. Under updated guidelines from the Immigration Services Agency that took effect on Oct. 1, officials are enforcing stricter household income benchmarks for those seeking to qualify for permanent residency, along with deeper audits of pension and social insurance history.
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Oct 11, 2026
The do’s and don’ts when applying for permanent residency in Japan
What to know about income requirements, pension payments and the all-important statement of reasons.
Japan has revised its permanent residency guidelines, introducing stricter income and pension standards and new Japanese-language requirements, most of which will apply to applications filed from April 2027.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2026
Japan officially overhauls permanent residency rules
The country finalized sweeping rule changes for its most coveted immigration status on Thursday, including higher income and language requirements.
A training program for foreign workers under the Specified Skilled Worker program is held at East Japan Railway's training center in Shirakawa, Fukushima Prefecture, in March.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2026
今日吃瓜 Specified Skilled Worker visa holders rise to record numbers
The number of foreign workers in the country on the visa reached a total 444,256 at the end of June, up 13.8% from six months earlier.
A poster about the increase in residence permit fees displayed at the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau on Monday in the capital’s Minato Ward
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2026
Tokyo immigration bureau swamped ahead of residency fee hikes
Visa applicants faced waits of over seven hours at the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau, just days before permanent residency fees rise twentyfold.
The Immigration Services Agency plans to send its officials to accompany inspectors from the land ministry on patrols of demolition and construction sites under the ministry's jurisdiction, as part of its countermeasures against illegal foreign labor.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2026
Japan immigration agency to work more with other ministries on illegal foreign labor
According to the agency, more than 70% of foreign nationals who faced deportation procedures last year were found to have worked illegally.
A job placement company in Hanoi conducts a Japanese class in October 2022 for job seekers hoping to find employment in Japan.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 21, 2026
Japan raises the bar on residency. Cue the outrage.
Critics, and some residents, are up in arms at the suggested changes.
More than 60% of companies already employing foreign nationals expected that experiencing difficulties in hiring additional workers would disrupt their business operations, according to survey results released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2026
Over 60% of Japanese firms with foreign workers would struggle without overseas hiring: survey
In nursing and healthcare, 93.8% of employers said not hiring more foreign workers would cause problems.
A meeting of an expert panel on the Specified Skilled Worker and Employment for Skill Development at the Justice Ministry on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2026
Immigration agency considering aviation category for foreign worker programs
The government would shift 300 foreign workers from the Specified Skilled Worker program to the new system, rather than increase the overall intake.
The number of foreign residents of Japan with business manager visas who have left the country has been steadily climbing since last October, when stricter visa rules were introduced.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2026
Nearly 1,000 business manager visa holders left Japan in first half of 2026
Under stricter requirements imposed since October, applicants must now have at least ?30 million in capital, up from ?5 million.
Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau. The government adopted an ordinance Tuesday to raise fees for foreign nationals to renew or change their residency status to up to ?75,000 from a uniform ?6,000 at present, effective from October.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 25, 2026
Japan adopts ordinance to raise foreign nationals’ residency fees from October
The fee hikes were included in the revised immigration control and refugee recognition law enacted in May.
Hayato Suzuki, state minister at the Cabinet Office (center), speaks during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2026
Japan starts planning language program for foreign residents
The program would also assist in helping residents understand local systems and rules, and is hoped to be trialed in fiscal 2028.
The building housing the Immigration Services Agency in Tokyo
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2026
Japan shares data on foreign nationals facing deportation with local governments
Previously, such information was shared only when there was consent from affected individuals.
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
COMMUNITY
Aug 10, 2026
‘Total whiplash’: Foreign residents react to 今日吃瓜 changing permanent residency rules
The proposed requirements have left many angry, anxious and unable to plan for the future, with some reconsidering whether they can remain in the country at all.
The results of a public opinion poll conducted in May suggests that a growing number of people are becoming cautious about accepting more foreign workers.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 5, 2026
Support for accepting more foreign workers in Japan drops below 60%
The public opinion poll also found that more than one-third of people oppose the idea of expanding the number of foreign workers.
Holders of the Type 2 specified skilled foreign worker status are currently granted periods of stay for six months, one year, two years or three years.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2026
Japan to add five-year stay period for Type 2 foreign workers
Holders of the status are currently granted periods of stay for six months, one year, two years or three years.
Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2026
Current permanent residency applications to be judged using new income criteria
The income requirement the government introduced may be applied to applications submitted as early as April of this year.
Japan's new basic plan for immigration control and residency management calls for greater use of digital technology and data analysis in immigration screening.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2026
Japan unveils new immigration plan focused on tighter regulations
The government’s latest plan comes as the number of foreign residents reaches record levels, while Japan faces a shrinking population and labor shortages.
Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi holds a news conference Tuesday in Tokyo as Immigration Services Agency staffers hold up a poster promoting recruitment for inspectors and security officers.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2026
Immigration Services Agency to add 226 staff amid rise in foreign residents
The Immigration Services Agency will add 176 immigration inspectors, who review applications for residency status, and 50 immigration control officers.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
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