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RESIDENCY

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2019
Number of foreign residents in Japan rose 6.6% in 2018, while number of overstayers grew almost twice as much, government data shows
The record high of 2.73 million was driven by a surge in Vietnamese, Indonesians and Nepalese, the Immigration Bureau says.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2018
Number of foreign residents in Japan hit record 2.56 million at end of 2017
The number of foreign nationals who lived in Japan as of the end of 2017 grew 7.5 percent from a year earlier to hit a record high of 2,561,848, reflecting a jump in Vietnamese residents, the Justice Ministry said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2018
Government eyes making permanent residency easier for 'Cool Japan' talent
The Abe government plans to make it easier for foreign nationals with expertise in animation and illustration to obtain permanent residency in a bid to attract talent and further promote Japanese pop culture overseas.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2017
Japan to simplify residency process for foreign nationals with online service
The government opts to launch an online service allowing foreigners to apply and update their residency status from fiscal 2018.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 15, 2016
Japan's permanent residency rules may be loosened to lure global talent
The requirement time for highly skilled foreign professionals to apply for permanent residency may be shortened under a move being considered by the government to help lure more global talent to Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 5, 2015
Two Cuban baseball players defect in Puerto Rico
Two Cuban baseball players defected in Puerto Rico, where a squad from their country is playing in the Caribbean Series against four other Latin American teams, Cuban sports officials said on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 18, 2014
Foreign residents can't claim welfare benefits: Supreme Court
In a ruling sure to rock the foreign community, the Supreme Court rules that non-Japanese with permanent residency status are ineligible for welfare benefits.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 25, 2013
A year on, what you should already know about residence cards and re-entry
Reader CW writes: "I've lived here 35 years and am a permanent resident. Recently I met an American who had just returned through Tokyo immigration and all the information about his work, residence and visa status was on his card but not on his passport. The passport had not been endorsed. Why is Japan the only country to my knowledge not endorsing visas in the passport?

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