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Real event · international · 2026-10-01

Japan raises permanent residency fee by 20 times

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BBC News headline: Japan raises permanent residency fee by 20 times The hikes are part of immigration policy changes introduced to manage Japan's growing foreign population. This paragraph is an excerpt/paraphrase of the linked original. It is not an unsourced AI claim.

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