{
  "id": 11071428,
  "title": "Japan hikes residency fees for foreign nationals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/japan-hikes-residency-fees-for-foreign-nationals",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T00:30:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261001/p2g/00m/0na/011000c"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Japan on Thursday hiked fees for foreign nationals seeking to change or renew their residency status, with the cost of permanent resi",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "Japan hikes foreign residency fees, tightens rules: 5 things to know",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/japan-hikes-foreign-residency-fees-tightens-rules-5-things-to-know",
        "published": "2026-09-30T21:40:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Japan tightens permanent residency rules, raises fees 20-fold",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/japan-tightens-permanent-residency-rules-raises-fees-20-fold",
        "published": "2026-10-01T02:38:08.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}