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  "id": 15696275,
  "title": "Japan’s permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/japans-permanent-residency-reform-has-a-glaring-blind-spot",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T01:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/10/20/japan/japan-permanent-residency-reform/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Japan is moving toward implementation before it has clearly explained how those skills will be evaluated or demonstrated in practice.",
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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."
}