Japan is tightening its citizenship requirements, increasing the residency period for naturalization from five to ten ...

Japan's government has decided to require more than 10 years of residency to obtain Japanese nationality from next month as ...

The Japanese government is tightening the process for granting residence permits to foreign corporate employees coming to the ...

Japan is strengthening its screening for foreign employees transferring within companies. Stricter checks on work history and ...

The Japanese government has introduced stricter regulations for granting citizenship to foreigners, raising the minimum required period of permanent residence from 5 to 10 years, AzerNEWS reports.

The criteria for foreign nationals seeking citizenship will be brought to the level required for permanent residency.

The Japanese government said Friday it will double the minimum residency requirement for naturalization to 10 years starting ...

Japan on April 1 will tighten the residency requirement for foreigners seeking Japanese citizenship, extending the length from the current “five years or more” to “10 years or more, in principle.” ...

The changes were included in comprehensive measures on foreign resident policy compiled in January. Read more at straitstimes ...

Most foreigners residing in Japan possess a 'residence card' or 'special permanent resident certificate', in addition to a 'My Number Card'. (Blomberg) Japan will introduce a new ‘Specified Residence ...