🇯🇵 Japan Jul 29, 2026 · Aaron Baggett

New Japan Permanent Residency Requirements Could Mean Earning ¥479,000 a Month

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New Japan Permanent Residency Requirements Could Mean Earning ¥479,000 a Month
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Under proposed updates to Japan permanent residency requirements, foreign residents could soon face a monthly earning baseline of ¥479,000. Japan may soon require many permanent residency (PR) applicants to meet a household income benchmark. Many foreign residents—and even many Japanese people—do not meet it.



The proposed changes are part of a broader immigration policy overhaul under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration. As part of the overhaul, the Immigrati

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