The Immigration Services Agency will hike requirements for the business manager visa, which aims to lure entrepreneurs but is ...

From June 14, country will require facial photographs for all foreign children applying for or renewing residence cards ...

TOKYO -- Posts protesting the Japanese government's tighter requirements for the "business manager" residency status for foreign entrepreneurs are spr･･･ ...

The government is set to shortly clarify permanent residency requirements for children of foreign parents who arrived in Japan while they were growing up and want to make a life for themselves in this ...

Under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, new visa rules are forcing some foreign business owners, who have put down roots in Japan, to leave.

Move to a tiered pricing structure could see costs increase for foreign professionals as the government seeks to fund its expanding immigration infrastructure ...

The Immigration Services Agency of Japan (ISA) announced on August 26, 2025 that it will revise the requirements for the business manager work permit. The new rules, which take effect in mid-October ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese Diet is debating tighter visa rules for foreign residents, while an amendment to the Immigration ...

Japan's parliament on Friday passed an immigration control law revision to raise the maximum fee for residence status applications by foreigners and introduce an online pre-entry travel authorisation ...

Japan is speeding up its transition to smarter, faster border control by extending the availability of automated e-gates to foreign visitors. This initiative, known as Japan e-gate access for foreign ...