immigration
Proponents say they want to use extra money to improve quality of life for foreign residents, strengthen programs to find and deport illegal residents.
The authorities probably know who he is, but now the question becomes what to do with him.
Revised visa regulations aim to help interns unable to return home and who need a job in Japan.
Event organizers say government organization told them foreigners wouldn’t need special visas, arresting officers disagree.
Work visa violations result in participants from four countries being arrested, Japanese cosplayers still being held in custody.
”What’s the purpose of your visit?” is a common question to get asked at immigration. “Who do you main?” is not.
Immigration Bureau’s relaxed visa policy has boosted tourism from southeast Asia, but it seems to have come with an unwanted side-effect.
Approached Japanese man she met at cosplay event and offered to pay him to be her husband for visa purposes.
60 percent of small and medium-sized companies in Japan are understaffed, and it’s time to take a hard look at the situation.
New system could start as early as next year, making it easier for foreigners with anime aspirations to get their foot in the door.
Japanese government to start fast-tracking select foreigner workers in “Cool Japan” professions.
Here’s what ordinary Japanese people on the street think about refugees in Japan, a country with a 99 percent rejection rate for refugees.




















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