The family of a Sri Lankan woman who died in immigration custody plans to sue the Japanese government as early as May, demanding the full release of surveillance footage documenting her detention. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/04/japan/crime-legal/sri-lankan-woman-family-lawsuit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #immigration #srilanka #immigrationservicesagency #nagoya #wishmasandamali

Top Japanese shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding lost its official certification for foreign technical intern programs for violating the industrial safety and health law, the Immigration Services Agency has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/26/japan/imabari-shipbuilding-technical-intern/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #imabarishipbuilding #immigrationservicesagency #foreigntrainees

Application fees for some of Japan's required immigration procedures will rise by as much as 50% starting April 1, the first price hikes in over four decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/31/japan/immigration-fee-rise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #foreignworkers

Japan begins process to replace controversial foreign trainee program https://www.byteseu.com/569208/ #Expats #ForeignTrainees #ForeignWorkers #Immigration #ImmigrationServicesAgency #Japan #Jobs

The Japanese government has kicked off the process of replacing the controversial Technical Intern Training Program with a new system in 2027 that would improve working conditions for foreign workers on the program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/17/japan/foreign-workers-program/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #immigrationservicesagency #foreignworkers #immigration #foreigntrainees #expats #jobs

Japan's Immigration Services Agency will fine-tune its issuance of visas to Myanmar nationals amid a near-tripling of technical intern trainees from the country going missing in 2023. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/27/japan/politics/moj-myanmar-deportation/ #japan #politics #justiceministry #foreignworkers #visas #expats #immigrationservicesagency #jobs #immigration

Record number of technical trainees go missing in Japan in 2023 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/27/japan/society/fleeing-foreign-trainees/ #japan #society #immigrationservicesagency #foreignworkers #immigration

The number of immigration law violators who were deported rose by over 65% in 2023, the year after Japan lifted COVID-19 border restrictions, Immigration Services Agency data showed Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/28/japan/society/immigration-law-overstayers/ #japan #society #immigrationservicesagency #immigration

On Friday, the government announced a plan to implement an online system for travel authorization of visa-waiver visitors. The Immigration Services Agency plans to finalize the details, while referencing the United States' ESTA program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/21/japan/online-travel-authorization/ #japan #tourism #visas #immigrationservicesagency

A proposed revision to Japan’s immigration law that will allow the government to revoke a foreign national's permanent resident status if the holder deliberately fails to pay taxes has cleared the Lower House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/japan/politics/permenant-residency-law-revision/ #japan #politics #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency #immigration #expats #taxes #justiceministry #visas #fumiokishida #ryujikoizumi

Japan granted refugee status to a record 303 asylum-seekers in 2023. But the figure is still considerably lower when compared with Western countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/26/japan/society/record-high-refugee-status/ #japan #society #justiceministry #refugees #afghanistan #immigrationservicesagency

The number of foreign nationals residing in Japan hit a record high of over 3.4 million in 2023, with employment-related visas seeing significant growth amid efforts to address the country's acute labor shortage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/23/japan/society/foreign-nationals-visas-japan-record/ #japan #society #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency #foreigntrainees #visas #immigration

Japan's immigration agency has unveiled new guidelines aimed at enhancing transparency in the granting of special permission for residence to visa overstayers and a new formal application procedure for such individuals during the deportation process. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/05/japan/society/new-residency-guidelines-immigration/ #japan #society #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #ryujikoizumi

Tokyo police mistakenly arrested a Filipino man Saturday for allegedly overstaying his visa even though he was in the process of renewing his residence card. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/03/japan/crime-legal/police-mistakenly-arrest-filipino-man/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #immigrationservicesagency

Japan is loosening up conditions for the granting of residential status to foreign students who have graduated from vocational schools in Japan, in an attempt to retain highly skilled professionals amid a chronic labor shortage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/29/japan/foreign-students-residential-status/ #japan #immigrationservicesagency #visas #immigration #foreignworkers #schools

Only 45 foreign trainees affected by a powerful earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture have been granted permission to work outside their designated workplaces. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/26/japan/quake-hit-foreign-trainees-switch-jobs/ #japan #foreigntrainees #ishikawaearthquake #earthquakes #jobs #immigrationservicesagency

Japan is considering revoking or downgrading the residency status of foreign permanent residents who intentionally evade or repeatedly delay paying their taxes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/20/japan/crime-legal/foreign-permanent-residents/ #japan #crimelegal #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency

Japan plans to begin issuing six-month visas for digital nomads with an annual income of ¥10 million or more, with the program expected to start by the end of March. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/02/japan/society/digital-nomad-visa-march/?utm_content=buffer7bc5d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #visas #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency #jobs #workstylereform #expats

The Immigration Services Agency has announced it will grant long-term residency to fourth-generation foreign nationals of Japanese descent from countries such as Brazil and Peru. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/22/japan/people-of-japanse-descent-long-term-residency/?utm_content=buffer6ad86&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #immigrationservicesagency #immigration #foreignworkers

Japan's lack of a digital nomad visa has not stopped the country from becoming a fast-growing destination for remote workers. The government is looking to tap into this growing market to boost the tourism industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/27/japan/society/digital-nomad-visa-japan/?utm_content=buffer7eba1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #visas #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency #fukuoka #kyoto #tokyo