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Residence Status

Past Articles: Residence Status（10）

Residence Status 2026.10.06 Permanent Residence Guideline Revised October 1 — Income Above Japanese Household Average, B1 Japanese, Tighter Spouse Rule; Applies From April 2027
Residence Status 2026.09.28 177 Joint Kiosks Combining Immigration and Customs Procedures Launch at Narita Airport — Full Operation Begins September 24
Residence Status 2026.08.31 Japan Publishes Explanatory Guide to "Zero Illegal Residents Plan – Powerful Promotion Package" — Enforcement Strengthening Added, 68,488 Overstayers Recorded
Residence Status 2026.08.25 Japan Publishes Draft Guideline on Revoking Permanent Resident Status — Three Grounds: Unpaid Taxes, Immigration Law Violations, Certain Crimes
Residence Status 2026.08.19 Residence Card Reader App Updated — "Period of Stay," "Type of Permission," and "Date of Permission" Now Viewable on New-Format Cards
Residence Status 2026.07.30 Second Basic Plan Reveals: Permanent Residence to Require Japanese Ability and a Systems-Education Program, Alongside Reviewed Livelihood and National Interest Requirements
Residence Status 2026.07.30 Japan Publishes "Second Basic Plan for Immigration and Residency Management" — Stricter PR Rules, New JESTA Entry System Announced
Residence Status 2026.07.29 Japan Enacts Immigration Law Amendment Raising Application Fee Caps — MyNumber-Integrated "Specified Residence Card" Now Available
Residence Status 2026.07.26 Japan to Tighten Permanent Residence Requirements — Income Above National Household Average, 30-Year Pension Benchmark, Effective April 2027
Visa / Residence 2026.07.21 Japan Residence Status Fees Rising in October 2026 — 5-Year Renewal ~¥70,000 / Permanent Residence ~¥200,000: What HR Teams Must Do Now

Specified Skilled

Past Articles: Specified Skilled Workers & Ikusei Shuro（15）

Ikusei Shuro 2026.10.11 Ikusei Shuro Sector Guidelines: Food and Beverage Manufacturing and Resource Recycling Newly Published on October 9, Railways and Wood Industry Revised — 2-Year Transfer Restriction, JFT-Basic A1 or JLPT N5 Before Work
Specified Skilled 2026.10.11 JLPT December Test Closed at All Levels — Passing JFT-Basic (A2.2 or A1) Also Meets SSW (i) and Ikusei Shuro Requirements, Immigration Services Agency Notes on October 5
Ikusei Shuro 2026.10.11 Ikusei Shuro Bilateral Arrangements Reach Four Countries as Laos Is Dated August 31 — 12 of 16 Listed Countries Still “Provisional,” Including Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar
Specified Skilled 2026.10.10 SSW Category 1 Residents Reach 432,016 — 53.6% of Projected Intake; Food Service at 98.6% (End-July 2026 Preliminary Data)
Ikusei Shuro 2026.10.02 Ikusei Shuro's 100-Hour Japanese Course Requirement: Only 3 Accredited "Employment-Track" Schools Nationwide
Technical Intern Training 2026.09.22 73.2% of Inspected Technical Intern Employers Found in Violation — ¥1.1M in Unpaid Overtime, Press-Machine Injury, 26 Prosecutions
Technical Intern Training 2026.09.17 Technical Intern Disappearances Fell 39.3% in 2025 to 3,950 — Myanmar Nationals Down 68.5% After Emergency Measure Revision
Specified Skilled 2026.09.11 14th Expert Panel on SSW and Ikusei Shuro Held — Suspension of Certificate Issuance for Food Service SSW Confirmed Ongoing
Ikusei Shuro 2026.09.04 OTIT Urges New Supervising Organization License Applications by September 30 — Only 3 Countries Have Signed Bilateral Agreements
Specified Skilled Worker 2026.08.25 Migrant Support Group Demands Withdrawal of SSW Category 2 "5-Year" Residence Proposal — Implementation Targeted for January 2027
Specified Skilled Worker 2026.08.19 Vietnam Decree 283 Fines Illegal Overstay Up to 100 Million VND — Rush Returns Crowd Immigration Offices; What SSW Employers, Supervising and Support Organizations Should Know
Specified Skilled 2026.08.05 Japan Proposes New 5-Year Residence Period for SSW Category 2 — Ministerial Ordinance Revision Targets January 2027
Technical Intern Training 2026.08.04 Japan Issues Improvement Order to Supervising Organization and Revokes Multiple Training Plan Approvals, Effective July 28, 2026
Specified Skilled 2026.08.03 Japan Relaxes Japanese-Language Requirement for SSW Bus and Taxi Drivers — A2.2 Level Now Accepted Under Conditions
Ikusei Shuro 2026.08.03 Ikusei Shuro Plan Certification Applications Open September 1, 2026 — Job-Transfer Restriction Period Set at 2 Years for 8 Sectors, 1 Year for 9

Succession & Wills

Past Articles: Succession & Wills（7）

Wills & Succession 2026.10.11 Adult Guardianship to Be Unified Into "Assistance" — Guardianship and Curatorship Abolished Under Act No. 45 of 2026; 180,828 Guardianship Users, 58,162 Curatorship Users
Wills & Succession 2026.09.24 Will Custody System Adds Non-Disclosure Measure for DV Victims — Simplified Requirements Take Effect March 2, 2026
Wills & Succession 2026.09.14 Land-to-State Inheritance Relinquishment: 5,863 Applications, 3,008 Approved — Ministry of Justice Publishes Latest Statistics
Wills & Succession 2026.09.02 Inheritance Renunciations Hit Record 324,000 in 2025 — Driven by "Negative Real Estate" Avoidance, Up 70% Over 10 Years per Supreme Court Data
Succession & Wills 2026.08.06 FY2026 Tax Reform: Rental Property Acquired Within 5 Years of Inheritance to Be Valued at 80% of Purchase Price — Effective for Inheritances From January 1, 2027
Inheritance 2026.07.21 Japan Will Law Overhauled in June 2026 — Seal Requirement Abolished, Digital Wills Created: What to Do Before the Changes Take Effect
Inheritance 2026.07.17 Smart Property Registration Update System Launched April 2026 ─ Register Once and Japan's Legal Affairs Bureau Automatically Updates Your Address / Name — Zero Cost