Residents
Shinjuku tourist overcharging complaints triple to about 240 this year
Tokyo police arrested two people at a Kabukicho bar on Wednesday as part of a widening crackdown on touts targeting foreign visitors.
All 23 central Tokyo wards now restrict minpaku rentals, with Kita Ward the latest to act
Kita bans new unhosted minpaku in residential areas from January 7, while Taito stops new units taking weekday guests and Shinjuku weighs closures.
Foreign drivers fail Japan's licence conversion test, with no reason given
An American in Shizuoka has failed five times. A researcher points to three differences in traffic culture, not just skill.
Foreign residents' pension payment rate rises to 55%, still far below national figure
The share of foreign residents paying national pension premiums climbed from 49.7% in fiscal 2022, but remains about 30 points behind the rate for the population as a whole.
Japan's DBS screening starts Dec 25, with volunteers and small operators outside the check
Schools and licensed nurseries must screen staff for sex-crime records. Volunteers, bus drivers and cram schools fall under a patchwork of rules, and nursery heads say the paperwork is piling up.
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