National Oct 29, 2018
The step will be in response to requests mainly from the agriculture industry, the sources said.
How-tos | LIFELINES Aug 9, 2015
Desperately seeking visas: a mixed bag of queries
by Louise George Kittaka
One of the perennial topics that crops up regularly in reader inquiries is visas. Here are some answers that cover fairly common situations.
How-tos | LIFELINES Jul 27, 2014
Dependents, know your limit: ¥1,030,000, to be exact
by Louise George Kittaka
This week's question comes from the non-Japanese parents of a teenager who wants to work part-time to save for university.
How-tos | LIFELINES Jul 13, 2014
Shifting from the SOFA to permanent residency
by Louise George Kittaka
An American civilian worker on a U.S. military base who has plans to retire here with his older Japanese wife wonders what will happen to his visa status if she predeceases him.
National / Crime & Legal Jan 18, 2014
Japan to ease permanent resident conditions for foreign professionals
The government is considering relaxing requirements for highly skilled foreigners to obtain permanent residency status in Japan as it expects them to help enhance the nation's international competitiveness, according to government sources. The government plans to submit a bill to revise the immigration control law ...
Issues | JUST BE CAUSE Jan 6, 2014
The empire strikes back: the top issues for non-Japanese in 2013
by Debito Arudou
2013 saw the enfranchised elite consolidating their power further than has ever been seen in the postwar era, while Japan's disenfranchised peoples slipped ever lower down the totem pole, becoming targets of suspicion, fear and loathing.
How-tos | LIFELINES Aug 12, 2013
So you want to start a business in Japan?
by Keiji Senoo
Reader VS writes: "I am a Spanish national interested in getting information about how to start a business in Japan. What is the minimum required to invest for this purpose and how is this linked to obtaining a residence status? Any information — in ...