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(The Mainichi)Editorial: Japan should not shut door on permanent residents

Release Date: 2026-09-07
Media: The Mainichi
Summary: Japan’s Immigration Services Agency plans to tighten permanent residence requirements by demanding income above the Japanese average and a future pension comparable to 30 years of employees’ pension contributions. The editorial argues that these conditions are excessively restrictive, may exceed the agency’s administrative discretion, and are not justified by concerns about welfare dependency.

It also criticizes broader government measures, including sharply higher permanent residence fees and stricter capital requirements for foreign entrepreneurs. With more than 940,000 permanent residents supporting Japanese society amid population decline, the editorial warns that increasingly restrictive policies could discourage foreign nationals from building their lives in Japan and calls for the proposed revision to be withdrawn.
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