US EditionJapan PM Eyes Tighter Oversight of Foreign Residents via New Office
TOKYO, JAPAN, JUL 15 – The new office aims to improve coordination among agencies on immigration control and foreign resident issues amid growing labor shortages and political debate, with around 80 officials assigned.
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Mainichi ShimbunJapan PM eyes tighter oversight of foreign residents via new office
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday launched a new office within the Cabinet Secretariat tasked with reviewing and reworking government responses to perceived issues linked to Japan's growing foreign population.
Japanese Government Launches New Office To Deal With Unruly Foreigners
On Tuesday, the Japanese government held an inauguration ceremony for a new office that has been set up to respond to issues such as crime and over-tourism involving foreigners. Headed by Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Wataru Sakata, the office will serve as a cross agency “control tower,” with 78 employees, including officials from the Cabinet […] The post Japanese Government Launches New Office To Deal With Unruly Foreigners appeared first …
July 15, 2025 Japan Today reported that Ishiba eyes tighter oversight of foreign residents via new office stating that Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has launched a new agency tasked with reviewing and revising the government's response to issues related to the increasing foreign population in Japan, which has become a hot topic in the final stretch of the House of Representatives (MP) election campaign, which opens for public voting on …
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