{
  "id": 3186879,
  "title": "Japan adopts ordinance to raise foreign nationals’ residency fees from October",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/japan-adopts-ordinance-to-raise-foreign-nationals-residency-fees-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T04:19:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/25/japan/society/foreigners-residency-fees-october/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Japanese government has adopted an ordinance to increase residency fees for foreign nationals, effective from October. The new fees range from ¥10,000 to ¥75,000, depending on the length of stay and the type of residency. Permanent residency status will cost ¥200,000, up significantly from the current ¥10,000. The Immigration Services Agency has also expanded the scope of people eligible for reduced fees, now including those who single-handedly safeguard and raise the biological children of Japanese nationals or special permanent foreign residents, as well as those for whom denial of residency is considered inhumane.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}