Japan’s plan to significantly increase the price of residency visas for foreigners to match the rates in the West has divided the expatriate community, which fears the move would further worsen the country’s persistent labour shortages.
The additional revenue will be used to “improve conditions for the rapidly growing foreign resident population” and enhance efforts to deport illegal immigrants, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Thursday, citing government sources.
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Japan’s visa fees are set to jump. Will it worsen foreign labour shortages?
