As mentioned in the Minami Nippon Shimbun article dated September 9, efforts to raise disaster prevention awareness among foreign residents have become an extremely important issue in Japan… Read More

Information about applying for a certificate of authorized employment is provided in posts on this blog and on our office’s website. I learned something very important during this time… Read More

The other day, in a post on this blog, I talked about the possibilities of various services for the ever-increasing number of foreign residents, but life insurance was not included. There ar… Read More

Orico has started a credit card business for foreign residents (2024/09/05 Nihon Keizai Shimbun). With the increase in the number of foreign residents in Japan, the demand for services for f… Read More

According to an article as of 2024/08/30 in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the Ministry of Justice has requested 8.2 billion yen for the introduction of a “Specified Resident Card” th… Read More

HuffPost Japan (2024/09/01) has an article about racial profiling and xenophobia. Racial profiling refers to the act of identifying individuals based on their specific race or nationality an… Read More

As recommended in the Kyoto Shimbun editorial (2024/08/31), national and private efforts are underway to improve the Japanese language skills of the ever-increasing number of foreign childre… Read More

The Sankei Shimbun article: “Pre-travel screening will be introduced for foreign tourists, aiming to eliminate illegal stays due to abuse of ‘visa exemption'” (2024/08/21)… Read More

“Those who return to their homeland and those who remain in Japan: the thoughts of each of the Ukrainian evacuees. What support can we offer now?” (2024/8/24 Nippon Foundation) d… Read More

What is “Useful Map for Foreign Residents”? “Useful Map for Foreign Residents” is useful information provided by Nishiyama Chizai Co., Ltd. for foreigners living in J… Read More

The crime of promoting illegal employment is stipulated in Article 73-2 of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (hereinafter referred to The post For the crime of promoting il… Read More

The role played by Gyoseishoshis(≒Immigration lawyers) is extremely important at the Immigration Services Agency, where a shortage of personnel is a serious problem. Gyoseishoshis are… Read More

Introduction According to “Indian AI talent moving to Japan, interested in small and medium-sized enterprises – corporate culture attractive despite weak yen” (Bloomberg 20… Read More

Introduction An article states that foreigners with the status of residence “Specified Skilled Worker” are becoming more and more indispensable in the hotel industry (Nikkei Asia… Read More

I decided to add the definitions of “illegal overstaying” and “departure order” to this blog article “Difference between illegal entry and illegal landing&rdquo… Read More

The article about a Kurdish man on 2024/07/01 Daily Shincho said that the man committed “illegal entry”, then “the order to leave” issued. However, from the perspecti… Read More

There was a district court ruling in the case where the Ghanaian plaintiff asked Chiba Prefecture to cancel the denial of the livelihood protection application, which was mentioned in this b… Read More

According to Chugoku Shimbun, "Hiroshima's famous okonomiyaki restaurant also employs foreigners with specified skills." (July 17, 2024), there are quite a few restaurant operators can hire… Read More

"STREAMO :Introduction to Online Residence Application Procedures" provides a video overview of the online residence application.. The post Application for extension of period of stay (Engin… Read More

As stated on our office's website, the significance of applying for a certificate of authorized employment is that you can expect to have the government .. The post Applied for a Certificate… Read More

The Shizuoka Shinbun article on 2024/06/28 says "Foreigners living in Japan are finding it difficult to obtain an elderly dependent visa, .. The post Regarding the designated activity &ldqu… Read More

According to the Sankei Shimbun article on June 20, 2024, the overall history of the Kurdish is as follows. Came to Japan from Turkey in 2013 using short-term.. The post Regarding the articl… Read More

As mentioned in our blog post "Special permission to stay" earlier this year, all of the following amendments to the 2023 Immigration Control Act has come ... The post Application Procedure… Read More

"Useful map for foreign residents" (https://map.japan-workers.com/) is a map provided by Nishiyama Chizai Co., Ltd. for foreigners working .. The post Video calling solution for foreign resi… Read More

I heard a case about an applicant, who had previously resided in Japan applied for a Certificate of Eligibility (hereinafter referred .. The post Is “certification reset” a panac… Read More

"STREAMO:Introduction to Online Residence Application Procedures" provides a video overview of the online residence application agency service provided by... The post Application for Certifi… Read More

We have released a new site! Its name is "STREAMO" (https://streamo.jp), an introduction to online residence application procedures. This site .. The post STREAMO introducing online residenc… Read More

After reading "Why did the number of Iranians in Yoyogi Park drastically decrease? the wise decision of the immigration authorities in .. The post Iranian story at Yoyogi Park first appeared… Read More

According to Nagoya TV, ''Two Chinese couples arrested on suspicion of forging residence cards. They may have gotten more than 5 million yen.'' 2024/04/30, .. The post Regarding counterfeiti… Read More

When we receive inquiries from foreign nationals living in Japan who wish to change jobs for some reason, we are often surprised to hear that they do not h... The post Regarding the obligati… Read More

According to the Sankei Shimbun, “Japanese government considers crackdown on granting residence permits to a Russian national who is anti-Putin regime,” .. The post Japanese gove… Read More

It is a document in which the Minister of Justice certifies the activities of operating a business that generates income or receives ... The post Employment Qualification Certificate first a… Read More

The implementation of the part of the 2023 Immigration Control Act amendment that states that foreign nationals who have applied.. The post Regarding cases recognized as refugees, etc. first… Read More

The "Useful Map for Foreign Residents" provides information for foreign nationals working or residing in Japan, such as govern.. The post The “Useful Map for Foreign Residents” l… Read More

According to the "Japan to limit No. of asylum claims one can make to speed up deportations" (April 5, 2024 KYODO NEWS), the Immigration Services Age.. The post Operation to speed up deporta… Read More

We received many opinions that the previous homepage was too suspicious, so we changed the basic color from black to dark blue ... The post The homepage was renewed. first appeared on Japan… Read More

The revised Immigration Control Act enacted in June of last year (fully enforced on June 15th of this year) has been criticized, especi.. The post Refugees and special permission first appea… Read More

According to "Tokyo police mistakenly arrest Filipino man for allegedly overstaying visa" (Japan Today, March 4, 2024), The police station made ... The post Special period for extension firs… Read More

On March 2nd, in the previous post on this blog, "Permission criteria for specialized graduate students will be relaxed regarding .. The post Vocational school graduate(2) first appeared on… Read More

According to “Japan’s Immigration Agency Relaxes Guidelines for Hiring Foreign Graduates of Japanese Vocational Schools” (March 1, 2024, Japan News .. The post Vocational… Read More

Company employees in Himeji were arrested on suspicion of violating the Immigration Control and Refugee Act (illegal employment mediation) by forcing ... The post Conditions to work in Japan… Read More

In order to prevent international students accepted by universities and vocational schools from going missing for reasons such as employment, the ... The post Unsuitable universities first a… Read More

The Immigration Services Agency has released the "Government's response based on the Final Report of the Expert Meeting on ... The post Training Employment first appeared on Japan Immigratio… Read More

With the declining birthrate and aging population, Japan's immigration policy is currently in a period of transition. The news media clearly reflects ... The post “Tag cloud” on… Read More

February 24th marks two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, and on the 8th, a Ukrainian couple who had been living as refugees.. The post Refugees from Ukraine first appeared on Japan Immig… Read More

Fukuoka City has announced that it has granted residence permits to foreign nationals for the first time under its ``Eng ... The post Engineer Visa (Fukuoka) first appeared on Japan Immigrat… Read More

Start of acceptance of digital nomads On the 2nd of February, the government announced a new system that will grant the status of residence The post Digital Nomads first appeared on Japan Im… Read More

When mid- to long-term residents apply for permission to extend their period of stay or change their status of residence in order to continu.. The post Residence card first appeared on Japan… Read More

Many of you probably know that in order for foreigners to stay in Japan, they need to go through various procedures for applying for residence, including , .. The post Online residence appli… Read More

"Abandoned if unable to work? Judicial decision to 'guarantee the right to live' to the rapidly increasing number of foreign residents as members of society ".. The post Livelihood Protectio… Read More