Japan enacts bill to drastically raise visa-related fees ^3.3%

The Japan Times - By Himari Semans - 5/29/2026, 6:31 AM

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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