politicsTokyo, Japan
Japan raises permanent-residency fee 20-fold and tightens requirements
Japan has raised the permanent-residency application fee 20-fold to 200,000 yen and tightened income, Japanese-language and pension requirements. The changes have caused concern and long queues; the language requirement begins next April.
30years
Japan will require permanent-residency applicants to have a pension pot equivalent to 30 years of payouts.