Several parties are taking a hard-line stance in relation to foreign residents in Japan ahead of the country’s general election, including by proposing population caps. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/politics/foreigner-measures-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #diet #expats #immigration #livinginjapan #nationality #foreignworkers #nipponishinnokai #sanseito #cra #2026lowerhouseelection
The land ministry said Friday that it has been looking into whether local governments nationwide are aware of the nationalities of residents living in public housing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/japan/public-housing-residents-nationality/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #housing #nationality #surveys #mlit #localgovernment
A real estate expert on a panel set up by the Cabinet believes the government is better off regulating how land is used rather than who is allowed to own it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/29/japan/politics/foreign-national-policy-real-estate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #realestate #nationality #personalinformation #expats
Japan's government intends, starting in fiscal 2026, to require new property owners to disclose their nationality on their property registration application and submit copies of their passport or residence card. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/japan/politics/foreigners-land-registration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #realestate #nationality #personalinformation
The government is looking to include nationality in a planned property registration database amid concerns that property acquisitions by foreign citizens have driven up prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/japan/japan-property-registrations-nationality/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #realestate #nationality #personalinformation
Family courts in Tokyo and Okinawa Prefecture have rejected claims for Japanese citizenship filed by four Japanese descendants living in the Philippines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/philippines-citizenship-denied/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nationality #philippines #philippinesjapanrelations #humanrights #wwii
A federal judge again barred U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from denying citizenship to some babies born in the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/world/crime-legal/judge-block-trump-citizenship-order/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #us #supremecourt #donaldtrump #immigration #nationality #humanrights