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2025-08-16
[Blog]Hospitality from Antiquity: Lessons for Japan’s Approach to Migrants
Coexistence
2025-08-14
[Blog]When applying for a Certificate of Eligibility for Designated Activities, where is the agent defined?
特定活動
2025-08-12
[Blog]Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) No. 2 requirements
Specified Skilled Worker
2025-08-10
[Blog]Why Are More Sri Lankans Getting Involved in the Used Car Export Business in Japan?
Business Manager,Residence Application,Sri Lanka
2025-08-08
[Blog]Tightening of “Business Manager” Visa Requirements in Japan: Summary and Implications
Business Manager
2025-08-06
[Blog]Failed to apply for Notification Designated Activities No.40 (long-term residents and their spouses for tourism, recreation, etc.)
Residence Application
2025-08-04
[Blog]“Convenient Map for Foreign Residents” now available in multiple languages
Population
2025-08-02
[Blog]Addressing the Kurdish Issue through Visa Waiver Suspension for Turkish Nationals: Its Validity and the Expected Impact of Japan’s ESTA System
Landing Examination,Kurdish
2025-07-31
[Blog]Should foreigners be restricted from acquiring land?
Real Estate
2025-07-29
[Blog]Residence status and Visas
Residence Application
2025-07-27
[Blog]Rethinking Administrative Discretion in Japan’s Immigration and Refugee Screening—The Potential of AI Utilization from the Perspective of Substantive Procedural Control Review
Special Permission to Stay,Refugee Status
2025-07-25
[Blog]Announcement of the June 2025 residence examination processing period (vs. our office performance)
Residence Application
2025-07-23
[Blog]Contribution of medium- to long-term residents to social security systems
Insurance Pensions Tax
2025-07-21
[Blog]“Dashboard (Application Status Inquiry)” page released
Residence Application
2025-07-19
[Blog]The Economic and Cultural Losses of Succumbing to Xenophobia
Coexistence
2025-07-17
[Blog]Key takeaways that Japan should consider from the article of SHRM
2025-07-15
[Blog]Work Authorization for Foreign Nationals Applying for Refugee Status in Japan
Refugee Status
2025-07-13
[Blog]The “Convenient Map for Foreign Residents” has updated statistics on foreign residents (as of December 2024).
Population
2025-07-11
[Blog]The spread of businesses targeting foreigners in local governments where the number of foreign residents is rapidly increasing
Population,Market
2025-07-09
[Blog]Over Half of Agricultural Workers in Los Angeles Are Undocumented Immigrants: Why Legal Employment Is So Difficult Despite Seemingly Low Skill Requirements
Illegal Employment,Illegal Stay
2025-07-07
[Blog]Introducing “Application Status Inquiry” (for customers of Nishiyama Immigration Service)
Residence Application
2025-07-05
[Blog]The Emergence of Rent Guarantee Services for Foreigners in Japan: Needs and Limitations of Employer Guarantees
Market
2025-07-03
[Blog]Announcement of the May 2025 residence examination processing period (vs. our office performance)
Residence Application
2025-07-01
[Blog]Whether a U.S. Trust Is Included in the Inheritance Taxable Estate under Japanese Law
Inheritance and Wills
2025-06-29
[Blog]Immigration and Emigration: A Balanced Perspective on Coexistence
Coexistence
2025-06-27
[Blog]What is the Lump-sum Withdrawal Payment System in Japan?
Insurance Pensions Tax
2025-06-25
[Blog]Residence Statuses and Japanese Language Requirements in Japan: Purposes and Policies
Japanese Language
2025-06-23
[Blog]Overview on the stance of each political party in Japan regarding current immigration and refugee policies
Immigration Policy
2025-06-21
[Blog]The Wave of Population Aging in Asia: Japan’s Position and Policy Recommendations in Attracting Care Workers from Southeast Asia
Nursing Care
2025-06-19
[Blog]Progress and Outlook of Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) Type 2 in Japan
Specified Skilled Worker
2025-06-17
[Blog]Past Example of Japan’s Visa Waiver Suspension and the Issues of Applying It to the Kurdish Immigration Problem
Landing Examination,Kurdish
2025-06-15
[Blog]Countries Where Refugee Status Is More Readily Granted Today – Including the Case of Japan
Refugee Status
2025-06-13
[Blog]What is “Illegal Minpaku” in Japan?
Business Manager
2025-06-11
[Blog]Airports where residence cards are issued upon arrival in Japan, airports where they are not, and procedures when entering through a non-issuing airport
Residence Card
2025-06-09
[Blog]International Criticism of Japan’s Mandatory Immigration Detention Policy and Comparative Cases from Other Countries
Detainees Rights
2025-06-07
[Blog]Will your past behavior be taken into consideration when applying for a CoE?
Residence Application
2025-06-05
[Blog]Key Changes to Japan’s Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) System in Fiscal Year 2025
Specified Skilled Worker
2025-06-03
[Blog]Three new fields to be added to the fields of acceptance of Specified Skilled Worker
Specified Skilled Worker
2025-06-01
[Blog]Foreign land ownership in Japan
Real Estate
2025-05-30
[Blog]Differences Between Japan’s Guardianship System and Those of Other Countries
Guardianship
2025-05-28
[Blog]Why Identifying Heirs is Particularly Difficult in Inheritance Procedures Involving Foreigners in Japan
Inheritance and Wills
2025-05-26
[Blog]Characteristics of Switzerland’s Integration Policies for Foreigners and What Japan Can Learn from Them
Immigration Polociy
2025-05-24
[Blog]Announcement of the April 2025 residence examination processing period (vs. our office performance)
Residence Application
2025-05-22
[Blog]Overview and Purpose of the Japanese Version of ESTA
Landing Examination
2025-05-18
[Blog]The Increasing Sophistication of Illegal Employment Among Foreign Nationals in Japan
Illegal Employment
2025-05-16
[Blog]Obligation to carry residence card
Residence Card
2025-05-14
[Blog]Considerations for Foreign Nationals When Creating a Will in Japan – 3
Inheritance and Wills
2025-05-12
[Blog]Considerations for Foreign Nationals When Creating a Will in Japan – 2
Inheritance and Wills
2025-05-10
[Blog]Considerations for Foreign Nationals When Creating a Will in Japan - 1
Inheritance and Wills
2025-05-08
[Blog]Multicultural Coexistence in Japan: Success Stories of Country-Named Foreign Communities
Coexistence