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19 days ago · Tokyo
Tokyo immigration bureau swamped ahead of residency fee hikes
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. Japan Times is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Tokyo. The first report grouped here was at 28 Sept 2026, 05:18 UTC. The headline in use is “Tokyo immigration bureau swamped ahead of residency fee hikes”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Visa applicants faced waits of over seven hours at the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau, just days before permanent residency fees rise twentyfold.
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Story timeline
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- First reported by Japan Times
Tokyo immigration bureau swamped ahead of residency fee hikes
Reported by 1 outlet
- Japan Times