{
  "id": 16002605,
  "title": "Foreign Residents in Japan Hit Record 4.28 Million as Overstayers Drop 4.8%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/foreign-residents-in-japan-hit-record-4-28-million-as-overstayers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T05:20:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Forward",
    "slug": "japan-forward",
    "url": "https://japan-forward.com/foreign-residents-japan-record-4-28-million-overstayers-drop/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Fewer Chinese tourists and far fewer new Business Manager visas pushed overall first-half arrivals down, ending a rise that had continued since the pandemic. The post Foreign Residents in Japan Hit Record 4.28 Million as Overstayers Drop 4.8% first appeared on Japan Forward .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}