We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between May 23 and ...

Population decline is often described as a predetermined future. In reality, the greatest danger lies not in demographic ...

Korea is expanding its elite "top-tier" visa program to encompass foreign professors and researchers as part of an aggressive ...

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 ...

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

Under Ms Kimi Onoda, whose official title is “Minister in Charge of a Society of Well-Ordered and Harmonious Coexistence with Foreign Nationals”, the LDP has tabled measures to substantially raise ...

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Indonesia’s Directorate General of Immigration reports that, as of May 18, 2026, the golden visa program has attracted Rp 52.1 trillion in investment through 1,274 permits. In dollar terms, that ...

Nine people from eight countries obtained United States citizenship and call Tompkins County home following a naturalization ...

Niti Aayog recommends institutionalising contract and transparency measures to advance international mobility for skilled ...

The last time this many Americans left the U.S. was during the Great Depression. If you're thinking about joining them, here ...

The U.S. travel industry is facing a growing international perception crisis under the Trump administration, with visitor ...