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26-10-07 Japanese-Language Training Capacity for New Work Program Stands at 7,500 Nationwide Against 150,000 Expected Arrivals a Year, Nikkei Reports (Nikkei)
26-10-06 Nara Police and Transport Bureau Hand Out Flyers Urging Foreign Tourists Not to Use Unlicensed Taxis; 15 Cases Caught in 2025 (NHK / 奈良テレビ放送)
26-10-01 EU Interior Ministers Discuss Major Expansion of Frontex as Activists Sue Over Alleged Surveillance Sharing With Libyan Coast Guard (AP通信(ワシントン・ポスト経由))
26-09-29 "Specified Skilled Worker" Residents Hit Record 444,256, Up 13.8% in Six Months; No. 2 Category Triples to 18,295 (Jiji Press)
26-09-18 Experts Urge Japan to Counter 'Anti-Foreigner Disaster Rumors,' Propose Revising Hate Speech Law (毎日新聞(Infoseekニュース配信))
26-09-16 National Police Agency Launches Expert Panel on Accepting Foreign Workers in Security Industry (日本経済新聞/毎日新聞/産経新聞(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-09-11 Immigration Agency to Conduct Joint On-Site Inspections With Other Ministries, Starting With Demolition Contractors in October (共同通信)
26-09-07 162 Certified as "Foreign Resident Support Coordinators" Across 38 Prefectures; Immigration Agency Weighs National Qualification (Jiji Press)
26-09-01 Pre-Implementation Applications for "Employment for Skill Development" Plans Open September 1 Ahead of April 2027 Launch (外国人技能実習機構(公式)/労働新聞社)
26-08-21 94.8% of Foreign Residents Want to Interact With Japanese Neighbors, but 72.4% of Japanese Fear Rising Crime, Gunma Survey Finds (Yomiuri Shimbun Online (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-15 From Technical Intern Training to Employment for Skill Development and Specified Skilled Worker: A 2026 Policy Roundup (Real Voice Japan編集部(既報記事に基づくまとめ))
26-08-14 Vietnam to Fine Overseas Workers Who Overstay or Disappear Abroad, Toughen Penalties on Brokers — Takes Effect September 10 (ベトナム政府政令(現地報道より))
26-08-11 Special Measure Allowing Care Worker Certification Despite Failing National Exam Applied to Over 8,000 People in Seven Years; Many Are Foreign Nationals, but Rule Applies Regardless of Nationality (読売新聞オンライン)
26-08-11 Indonesian Deputy Minister Sets Goal of Sending 100,000 Workers to Japan Annually, Plans University Job-Support Task Force (ジャカルタ日報)
26-08-06 [United States] Trump Signs Executive Order Banning "Birth Tourism"; Those Deemed to Qualify Face Visa Denial and Deportation (CNN/NPR/NBCニュース/ホワイトハウス公式発表)
26-08-06 "Pakistan Japan Friendship Festival 2026" Held in Ueno Park, Backed by Foreign Ministry and Pakistani Embassy (上野公園イベント情報サイト各種)
26-08-05 Kagoshima Prefecture Launches Program to Recruit Skilled Talent From India, Including Job Fair Support and Corporate Seminars (鹿児島県公式サイト)
26-08-04 Permanent Residents' Welfare Receipt Rate of 1.96% Exceeds Japan's Overall Rate of 1.62%, Even as Agency Calls It "Roughly on Par" (Jiji Press (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-04 Rental Car Accidents Involving Foreign Tourists Surge 15-Fold to 575 Cases in Nagano; Concentrated Near Tourist Spots and Ski Resorts, Prompting Government Pilot Program (NBS Nagano Broadcasting (via Yahoo! News) / Kanko Keizai Shimbun)
26-08-04 Saitama Governor Makes Third Request to Foreign Ministry to Suspend Visa Waiver With Turkey, Citing Kurdish-Related Trouble (朝日新聞/時事通信(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-04 New Five-Year Residency Category Created for Specified Skilled Worker (ii) Visa; Government Targets January Implementation, Affecting Permanent Residency Requirements (Jiji Press (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-04 Immigration Agency to Revise Permanent Residency Guidelines, Requiring Income Above Average Japanese Household and 30 Years of Equivalent Pension Contributions (Nikkei)
26-07-31 Immigration Agency Unveils 'Second Basic Plan for Immigration Control,' Moving to Tighten Permanent Residency Rules (Nikkei)
26-07-29 Foreign Residents Top 4.03 Million, a Record High, as Japanese Population Falls for 17th Straight Year: Internal Affairs Ministry Data (Jigyo Kosou Online (based on a Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announcement))
26-07-29 Japanese Population Falls While Foreign Residents Rise, but Only 92 Municipalities Saw Overall Population Growth, Government Data Shows (東洋経済オンライン(Yahoo!ニュース配信、総務省統計に基づく))
26-07-28 Cabinet Approves 226 More Immigration Officers to Crack Down on Overstayers and Speed Up Residency Screening, Justice Minister Announces (Jiji Press (via Yahoo! News))
26-07-24 Government Approves 230 New Immigration Officers to Boost Overstayer Crackdown, Sets Up Expert Panel on Numerical Acceptance Targets (Yomiuri Shimbun (via Infoseek News))
26-07-19 Japan to Add Over 200 Immigration Officers in Rare Emergency Hiring to Crack Down on Overstayers (Yomiuri Shimbun)
26-07-03 Japan to Raise Residence Status Fees for Foreign Nationals to Up to ¥75,000, Permanent Residency Fee to ¥200,000 (Jiji Press)
26-06-14 Japan Launches 'Specified Residence Card' Integrating Residence Card and My Number ID (Immigration Services Agency)
26-06-06 Immigration Agency to Use Deportees' 'Regrets' to Persuade Overstayers to Leave, Considers Reviving Charter Flight Deportations (Sankei Shimbun)
26-06-02 Immigration Services Agency Signs Cooperation Memorandum With Thailand on New "Ikusei Shuro" Worker Program; First Such Agreement With a Foreign Government (日本経済新聞/時事通信/出入国在留管理庁公式発表)
26-05-22 Immigration Services Agency Unveils "Zero Illegal Overstayers Plan — Intensive Promotion Package" (Immigration Services Agency)
26-05-11 Ibaraki Becomes First Prefecture in Japan to Offer ¥10,000 Reward for Reporting Illegal Foreign Worker Employment (coki)
26-04-20 Japan's Children and Families Agency Admits Mistaken Child Allowance Payments to Foreign Nationals Who Moved Abroad; "We Don't Know the Number or Total Amount" (国会答弁(参院こども・子育て・若者活躍に関する特別委員会)に基づく報道)
26-04-07 Japan to Require Proof of Japanese-Language Proficiency for Specified Skilled Worker Visa Applicants (Migrant Times)
26-04-04 Japan Recognized 187 Refugees in 2025 as Fast-Track 'Manifestly Unfounded' Rejections Surge (Japan Association for Refugees)
26-03-27 Number of Foreign Residents in Japan Tops 4 Million for First Time, Immigration Agency Announces (Immigration Services Agency)
26-02-15 National Police Agency 'Crime Statistics': Monthly Arrest Data for Crimes by Foreign Nationals in Japan, by Nationality (National Police Agency)
26-01-28 Kurdish Coexistence Becomes Key Issue in Kawaguchi Mayoral Election (Tokyo Shimbun Digital)
26-01-23 Cabinet Approves New Fields for Specified Skilled Worker Program: Logistics Warehousing, Linen Supply, Resource Recycling, and More (Immigration Services Agency)
26-01-23 Government Adopts Comprehensive Measures for Accepting Foreign Nationals and Achieving Orderly Coexistence (Prime Minister's Office (Ministerial Council on Realizing an Orderly Society of Coexistence with Foreign Nationals))