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Japan plans to implement a new preclearance system in the upcoming fiscal year to boost security and streamline immigration processes. The system aims to prevent terrorist entry and handle the increasing congestion faced during immigration procedures. ....
The Japanese government plans to lift restrictions on foreign nursing workers making home care visits to the elderly as soon as fiscal 2024, the labor ministry has told an expert panel. ....
The number of foreign workers in Japan as of the end of last October topped 2 million for the first time, government data showed Friday, as the country grapples with labor shortages amid an aging population. ....
The Japanese government says it has introduced a special relief measure to allow foreign trainees and skilled workers in the central Japan area hit by a recent powerful earthquake to remain in work even if their employers go out of business due to the disaster. ....
Japan's immigration agency will offer permanent residency to fourth-generation foreigners of Japanese descent who fulfill certain language requirements under a new program it plans to launch later this month. ....