{
  "id": 733595,
  "title": "Japan Moving Fast to Tighten Regulations on Foreigners",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/japan-moving-fast-to-tighten-regulations-on-foreigners",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T03:50:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026081200583/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tokyo, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)--The administration of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is moving fast to tighten regulations on foreign residents in the country, as it seeks to ease concerns among some Japanese people about a sharp increase in foreigners. The government last month announced a plan to significantly increase fees for residence status applications. Earlier this month, it un...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}