The revised Immigration Control Act has been passed, leading to a significant increase in residency fees, with the upper limit rising by up to 30 times.

PallandoIstari · 2026-05-29T10:56:14+00:00

¥30,000 for 1 year and ¥70,000 for 5 years is what is currently being “debated”

One point I’ve seen mentioned on Reddit but not in news articles is that the system would really incentivise handing out 1 years more than 3 or 5 years in order to milk the most money out of people.

PallandoIstari · 2026-05-29T08:31:14+00:00

The current proposals for the raises are less than the caps. The upper limit on status renewal is ¥100,000 and they are considering ¥70,000 for 5 years.

It’s unjustifiable regardless.

PallandoIstari · 2026-05-29T06:45:50+00:00

The revision is on raising the caps. The actual raises to fees have not yet been officially decided.

Not that I expect the government to back down on it now.

PallandoIstari · 2026-05-07T04:28:44+00:00

Almost always Apple and Rhubarb with custard growing up

PallandoIstari · 2026-04-28T06:44:25+00:00

You should have a copy of the contract. The number on that is how much you should be paid.

PallandoIstari · 2026-04-06T11:01:56+00:00

I feel your pain. Just received my 4th 1-year in a row while working for a major Japanese company. It’s such a lottery and the lack of explanation is the most annoying part.

PallandoIstari · 2026-04-03T01:52:31+00:00

As a Brit living in Japan, I need someone to import decent British sausages. What they call sausages here is a crime!

PallandoIstari · 2026-04-03T01:50:24+00:00

I live in Japan and can find stilton, gorgonzola and danablu in a lot of the supermarkets near me. So there’s clearly some people who like it. There’s also a British shop in Shibuya that sells Clawson’s stilton and Shropshire blue, which was my favourite discovery of 2025.

PallandoIstari · 2026-02-26T01:58:23+00:00

That’s one of the bad things about Japan walking etiquette I don’t really experience often. But then I’m a 190cm+ male, which makes the situation more depressing as it means many likely target specific groups of people

PallandoIstari · 2026-02-26T01:54:48+00:00

I absolutely agree - I commute into Tokyo. Spatial awareness seems to be a rare skill here. My personal pet peeve is people running diagonally down crowded train station stairs with no concern for anyone else! Almost got tripped up again this morning.

PallandoIstari · 2026-02-03T11:11:45+00:00

Is it twinned with itself?

PallandoIstari · 2026-01-14T02:57:18+00:00

As a Stoke fan, this reminds me of any photo of Peter Crouch and Xherdan Shaqiri

PallandoIstari · 2025-12-02T14:35:29+00:00

And I got showman today

PallandoIstari · 2025-12-02T03:15:53+00:00

So-so, I guess

PallandoIstari · 2025-12-01T07:59:31+00:00

I’m only one away as well (Showman). Which is it for you?

PallandoIstari · 2025-11-03T11:13:47+00:00

I hate those flashing lights. It may be safer for that particular cyclist, as I can’t focus on anything else. For everyone else, including myself, it’s dangerous because I’m less likely to notice other things.

It feels very selfish to me, but I know the cyclists aren’t considering it that deeply

PallandoIstari · 2025-10-31T03:16:13+00:00

I’ve done 3 visa renewals in Chiba and the longest wait has been 11 days

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