Author: Himari Semans
Himari Semans
has 58.8% among authors.
BS Score: 3.6%.
Articles analyzed: 5.
Words analyzed: 4,216.
Analyzed articles
The Japan Times
- By Himari Semans
- 6/5/2026, 1:00 AM
Negativity Bias 69% - Biased Writer Voice 69% - Hasty Generalization 61.2%
Brokers and other firms in the “immigration business” — many of them Chinese — have long been suspected of being behind some foreign nationals obtaining business manager visas through questionable means, which prompted the government to tighten restrictions on the visa’s criteria last October. The measures vary from establishing shell... more
The Japan Times
- By Himari Semans
- 5/29/2026, 6:31 AM
Hasty Generalization 15.8% - Appeal to Emotion 15.8% - Anchoring Bias 11.9%
Japan enacted a bill on Friday to raise visa-related fees for foreign nationals by up to 30 times the current levels. The increase will enable the government to use the additional revenue to help cover the administrative costs of managing the country’s growing foreign population. The bill, which cleared the Lower House in April, was... more
The Japan Times
- By Himari Semans
- 5/21/2026, 1:33 AM
Biased Writer Voice 78% - Negativity Bias 59% - Framing Effect 32%
A rejected visa application and a frantic, 30-day scramble to pack up and leave the country. That’s the harsh reality for scores of foreign business owners, some of whom have spent the majority of their lives in Japan, under stricter rules for the business manager visa. Japan has been cracking down on misuse of the business manager visa... more
The Japan Times
- By Himari Semans
- 5/3/2026, 7:59 AM
Framing Effect 100% - Begging the Question 63.7% - Status Quo Bias 61.3%
As Japan marked 79 years since the enactment of its Constitution on Sunday, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi signaled a renewed push to amend Article 9, the pacifist clause renouncing war, calling for decision-focused parliamentary debate on revising the nation’s postwar charter and declaring an end to empty arguments. “Debate cannot be for... more
The Japan Times
- By Himari Semans
- 4/1/2026, 12:00 AM
Negativity Bias 75.5% - Confirmation Bias 61.2% - Availability Heuristic 35.3%
Foreign nationals working as ski instructors and guides without valid work visas are raising concerns among local officials and businesses in major winter tourism areas in Japan — including Niigata, Nagano and Hokkaido prefectures — who warn that such illegal operations could disrupt public order and create unfair competition. The number... more
The Japan Times
- By Himari Semans
- 3/27/2026, 2:34 AM
Appeal to Authority 17.9% - Optimism Bias 12.2% - Representativeness Heuristic 12%
Japan will double the residency requirement for foreign nationals seeking citizenship to 10 consecutive years and expand screening periods for tax and social insurance records starting April 1, raising naturalization criteria to the level required for permanent residency. Under revised guidelines announced Friday, naturalization... more