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Immigration Services Agency of Japan

Efforts for Acceptance of Foreign Nationals and Harmonious Coexistence

【Materials (Contents)】

1 Change in the number of foreign residents ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・2 List of Status of Residence ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・3 Number of Foreign Residents by Purpose/Nationality and Region (As of the end of 2018)・4 Outline of the system (1) Status of residence ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・5 Field-specific operation policy (14 fields) ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・6 Comparison of the technical intern training program and specified skilled worker program 7 Outline of the system (2) Accepting organizations and registered support organizations・・・8 System for acceptance of new foreign workers (For foreign workers)・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・9 System for acceptance of new foreign workers (For registered support organizations)・・・・・

10 Field-specific council for specified skilled work ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・11 Outline of the Basic Policy on Operation of the System Related to the Status of Residence

of “Specified Skilled Worker” ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・12 Framework for acceptance of foreign nationals ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・13 Main comprehensive response measures for acceptance and harmonious coexistence

with foreign nationals・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・14 Comprehensive Measures for Acceptance and Coexistence of Foreign nationals (Outline) ・15 Enhancement of “Comprehensive Measures for Acceptance and Coexistence of Foreign

nationals” [Main Policies] ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・16 Inquiries about the status of residence of “Specified Skilled Worker” ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・17 Advantages of working in rural areas・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・

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500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

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※ As of the end of each year. The numbers of foreign residents up until 2011 represent the number of registered foreign nationals, and from 2012 onwards, the numbers of foreign residents represent the number of mid to long-term residents.

persons

C h a n g e i n t h e n u m be r o f f o r e i g n r e s i d en t s

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出入国在留管理庁

As of the end of Dec, 1985

850,612

As of the end of Dec, 2018

2,731,093

1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2012 2014 2017

year

Status of

ResidenceExamples

DiplomatAmbassador, minister, consulate general, or delegation

member of a foreign government and their families

Official

Employee of an embassy or consulate of a foreign

government, individual assigned by an international

institution for an official assignment, and their families

Professor College professor

Artist Composer, artist, or writer

Religious Activities Missionary assigned by a foreign religious organization

Journalist Reporter or photographer of foreign press

Highly Skilled

Professional

Highly-skilled human resources in accordance with the

points' system

Business Manager Manager or administrator of a company, etc.

Legal / Accounting

ServicesAttorney or certified public accountant

Medical Services Physician, dentist or registered nurse

Researcher Researcher at a government-related institution or company

InstructorLanguage instructor at a senior high school or junior high

school, etc.

Engineer/Specialist in

Humanities/

International Services

Engineer such as of mechanical engineering, interpreter,

designer, language instructor at a private company or

marketing specialist

Intra-company

TransfereeTransferee from an office abroad

Nursing care Care worker

Entertainer Actor, singer, dancer, or professional athlete

Skilled LaborChef of foreign cuisine, sports instructor, aircraft pilot, or

craftsman of precious metals

Specified Skilled

Worker

Foreign nationals engaging in works requiring skills which

need considerable degree of knowledge or experience

belonging to a specified industrial fields

Specified Skilled

Worker

Foreign nationals engaging in works requiring the proficient

skills belonging to a specified industrial field

Status of

ResidenceExamples

Cultural Activities Researcher of Japanese culture

Temporary Visitor Tourist or conference participant

Student

Student or pupil of a university, junior college, college of

technology ("kotosenmongakko"), senior high school, junior high

school or elementary school, etc.

Trainee Trainee

Dependent Spouse or child supported by the foreign resident

Status of

ResidenceExamples

Designated

Activities

Activities which are specifically designated by the Minister of

Justice for foreign individuals

Status of

ResidenceExamples

Permanent Resident

Individual who is permitted permanent residence by the Minister

of Justice (except for special permanent residents of the Special

Law on Immigration Control)

Spouse or Child of

Japanese National

Spouse, biological child, or child adopted by a Japanese national

in accordance with the provisions of Article 817-2 of the Civil

Code

Spouse or Child of

Permanent Resident

Spouse or biological child of permanent resident or special

permanent resident who was born and continues to reside in

Japan

Long Term Resident

Refugees accepted for third-country resettlement, Japanese

relative, child of Japanese descent, or child of foreign national

spouse from a previous marriage

Status of residence not to permit work activities

Status of residence which is specifically designated

Status of residence based on personal status or position

List of Status of ResidenceImmigration Services Agency of Japan


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Status of residence to permit work activities

N u m b e r o f F o r e i g n R e s i d e n t s b y P u r p o s e a n d N a t i o n a l i t y / R e g i o n( A s o f t h e e n d o f 2 0 1 8 )

T o t a l N u m b e r o f F o r e i g n R e s i d e n t s / 2,731,093

Nationality / Region

総計

China764,720 28.0%

Korea449,634 16.5%

Vietnam330,835 12.1%

Philippines271,289

9.9%

Brazil201,865

7.4%

Nepal88,951 3.3%

Taiwan60,684 2.2%

U.S.A57,500 2.1%

Indonesia56,346 2.1%

Thailand52,323 1.9%

Others396,946 14.5%

PermanentResident771,568 28.3%

Special Permanent

Resident321,416 11.8%

Student337,000 12.3%

Tecnical InternTraining328,360 12.0%

Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/ International

Services225,724

8.3%

Long Term Resident192,014

7.0%

Dependent182,452

6.7%

Spouse or Child of Japanese

National142,381

5.2%

Designated Activities

62,956 2.3%

Skilled Labor39,915 1.5%

Others127,307

4.7%

Status of Residence



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○ Specified Skilled Worker (i)：Status of residence for foreign nationals engaging in work requiring skills which need considerable knowledge or experience belonging to specified industrial fields.

○ Specified Skilled Worker (ii)：Status of residence for foreign nationals engaging in work requiring proficient skills belonging to specified industrial fields.

Specified Industrial Fields（14 fields）：Nursing Care, Building cleaning management, Forges and foundaries,Machine parts & tooling industries, Electric, electronics and information industries, Construction industry, Shipbuilding/ship machinery industry, Automobile maintenance,Aviation Industry, Accommodation industry, Agriculture, Fishery & aquaculture, Manufacture of food and beverages, Food service industry(Specified skilled workers (ii) can only be accepted in the two underlined fields)

Outline of the system (1) Status of residence

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Points of Specified Skilled Worker (i)○ Period of stay：extension for a period of 1 year, 6 months or 4 months, up to 5 years in total○ Skill level：confirmed by exams, etc. (foreign nationals who have completed technical intern training (ii) are exempt from taking exams, etc.)○ Level of Japanese language proficiency：confirmed Japanese language proficiency required everyday living and business by exams,etc. (foreign nationals who have completed technical intern training (ii) are exempt from taking exams, etc.)○ Accompaniment of family members：basically not permitted○ Eligible for support by accepting organization or registered support organization

Points of Specified Skilled Worker (ii)○ Period of stay：extension for a period of 3 years, 1 year or 6 months○ Skill level：confirmed by exams, etc.○ Level of Japanese language proficiency：not necessary to be confirmed by exams, etc. ○ Accompaniment of family members：possible on fulfilling certain conditions (spouse, children)○ Not eligible for support by accepting organization or registered support organization

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“Technical Intern Training”

“Specified Skilled Worker (i)”

“Specified Skilled Worker (ii)”

Newly established statuses of residence

Current statuses of residence

“Highly-Skilled Professional (i), (ii)”“Professor”“Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services”“Nursing Care”“Skilled Labor”, etc.



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Building

cleaning

management

37,000Building cleaning

field specified skills

(i) evaluation test

Japan

FoundationTest

for Basic

Japanese,

Japanese-

Language

Proficiency Test

(N4 or higher)

Interior builidng cleaning Direct

・Participate in the council organized by the MHLW, and provide necessary cooperation

・Provide necessary cooperation for the surveys or guidance conducted by the MHLW

・Be registered as a “Building Cleaning Business” or "Building Environment Sanitation Comprehensive

Management Business”

Machine parts

& tooling

industries

21,500

Manufacturing field

specified skills

(i) evaluation test

(provisional)

Japan

FoundationTest

for Basic

Japanese,

Japanese-

Language

Proficiency Test

(N4 or higher)

　 Direct・Participate in the council organized by METI, and provide necessary cooperation

・Provide necessary cooperation for the surveys or guidance conducted by METI

Industrial

Machinery

industries

5,250

Manufacturing field

specified skills

(i) evaluation test

(provisional)

Direct・Participate in the council organized by METI, and provide necessary cooperation


Electric,

electronics

and

information

industries

4,700

Manufacturing field

specified skills

(i) evaluation test

(provisional)

Direct・Participate in the council organized by METI, and provide necessary cooperation


DirectCare workerNursing care skills

evaluation test60,000

As well as physical care (such as bathing, meals, assistance for

excretion, etc., adjusted to the mental and physical state of the

user), supplemental support services (recreation, assistance

with functional exercise, etc.)

(Note) Home visit services are excluded

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Japan

FoundationTest

for Basic

Japanese,

Japanese-

Language

Proficiency Test

(N4 or higher),

(In addition to the

above)

Nursing care

Japanese

language

evaluation test

・Participate in the council organized by the MHLW, and provide necessary cooperation

・Provide necessary cooperation for the surveys or guidance conducted by the MHLW

・Set the number of specified skilled workers to be accepted per facility

〔13 test categories〕

- Plastic molding- Painting

- Welding- Industrial packaging

- Electric equipment

assembling

- Print wiring board

manufacturing- Plastic molding

- Metal press- Welding

- Plating

- Finishing

- Machine inspection

- Machine maintenace- Industrial packaging

- Electronic equipment assembling

〔1 test category〕


- Casting

- Forging

- Die casting

- Machining

- Metal press

- Factory sheet metal work

- Plating

- Aluminium anodizing

- Finishing

- Machine inspection

- Machine

maintenance- Painting

- Welding


- Casting

- Forging

- Die casting

- Machining- Painting

- Iron Work- Factory sheet

metal work〔18 test categories〕

- Machining

- Metal press

- Factory sheet

metal work

- Plating- Finishing

- Machine

maintenance

- Electronic equipment

assembling

- Electric equipment

assembling- Print wiring board

manufacturing

Field -specific operation policy (14 fields)

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Construciton

industry40,000

Construction field

specified skills

(i) evaluation test

etc.

Japan

FoundationTest

for Basic

Japanese,

Japanese-

Language

Proficiency Test

(N4 or higher)

Direct

· Be a member of a construction business group for the acceptance of foreign nationals

· Provide necessary cooperation for the surveys or guidance conducted by MLIT

· Be licensed under the Construction Business Act

· Have signed a contract to pay stable remuneration equal to or higher than a Japanese person would

receive for the same work, and to give pay raises in accordance with the level of skill mastery

· Explain important matters concerning employment contracts by giving a written document in the

mother tongue of the foreign worker

· Set the number of foreign workers per accepting construction company

· Receive accreditation from MLIT concerning the “plan for acceptance of specified skilled workers in

construction” stating the remuneration to be paid and other important matters

· Receive confirmation from MLIT and other related ministries and agencies that it is properly

implementing the “plan for acceptance of specified skilled workers in construction”

· Register the specified skilled workers in the construction job advancement system

Shipbuilding

& ship

machinery

industry

13,000

Shipbuilding/ship

machinery field

specified skills

(i) evaluation test

etc.

Japan

FoundationTest

for Basic

Japanese,

Japanese-

Language

Proficiency Test

(N4 or higher)

Direct

・Participate in the council organized by MLIT, and provide necessary cooperation

・Provide necessary cooperation for the surveys or guidance conducted by MLIT

・When entrusting implementation of the support plans to a registered support organization, the

implementation must be entrusted to a registered support organization that meets the above conditions

Automobile

repair &

maintenance

7,000

Automobile repair

and maintenance

field specified skills

evaluation test etc.

Japan

FoundationTest

for Basic

Japanese,

Japanese-

Language

Proficiency Test

(N4 or higher)

Automobile daily checks and maintenance, periodical checks

and maintenance,

disassembly repair

Direct



・It must be a business operator which has received approval to engage in business on airport premises or other

permission based on the Airport Management Regulations or be an approved organization relating to aircraft

maintenance etc. based on the Civil Aeronautics ActWhen entrusting implementation of the support plans to a

registered support organization, the implementation must be entrusted to a registered support organization that

meets the above conditions

・Being a business site certified under the Road Transport Vehicle Act

Aviation

industry2,200

Aviation field

specified skills

evaluation test

(airport ground

handling or aircraft

maintenance)

Japan

FoundationTest

for Basic

Japanese,

Japanese-

Language

Proficiency Test

(N4 or higher)

・Airport ground handling (handling of an aircradt on the

ground, handling of baggage / cargo, etc.)

・ Aircraft maintenance (maintenance work, etc. for an aircraft,

equipment, etc.)

Direct





・ It must be a business operator which has received approval to engage in business on airport premises

or other permission based on the Airport Management Regulations or be an approved organization

relating to aircraft maintenance etc. based on the Civil Aeronautics Act

Accommodati

on industry22,000

Accommodation

industry skills

proficiency test

(provision

Japan

FoundationTest

for Basic

Japanese,

Japanese-

Language

Proficiency Test

(N4 or higher)

Providing accommodation services such as working at the

front desk, planning / public relations, hospitality and

restaurant services

Direct





・Be a person who obtained a licence for "Inn and Hotel Operation"

・ Does not fall under accommodation facilities related to adult entertainment business

・ Does not let employees serve customers in a way that related to adult entertainment business

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- Frameworkconstruction

- PlasteringConcrete pumping

- Tunnel and propusion- Construcion machinery and construction

- Earthwork- Roofing

-Telecommunications- Reinforcement

construction- Reinforcing bar joints

- Interior finishing/

Material mounting

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- Welding

- Painting

- Iron Work

- Finishing- Machining

- Electrical equipment ssembing






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Agriculture 36,500Agriculture skills

proficiency test

Japan

FoundationTest

for Basic

Japanese,

Japanese-

Language

Proficiency Test

(N4 or higher)

· Cultivation agriculture (cultivation management, harvesting

and shipping / sorting of agricultural products, etc.)

· Livestock agriculture (management of rising, harvesting and

shipping / sorting of livestock products, etc.)Direct

Dispat

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・Participate in the council organized by MAFF, and provide necessary cooperation

・Provide necessary cooperation for the surveys or guidance conducted by MAFF


implementation must be entrusted to a registered support organization that provides the necessary

cooperation to the council

・It must be an agriculture management entity with experience of employing workers for a specified

period or more

Fishery &

aquaculture9,000

Fishing industry

skills proficiency

test （fishery or

aquaculture

industry)

(provisional)

Japan

FoundationTest

for Basic

Japanese,

Japanese-

Language

Proficiency Test

(N4 or higher)

- Fishery (Production and repair of fishing gear, aquatic animals and

plant exploration, operation of fishing gear and fishing machinery,

aquatic animal and plant harvesting, treatment and storage of Fishery

products, securing of safety and health, etc.)

- Aquaculture industry (Production, repair and management of

aquacultural materials, cultivation and management of aquatic animal

and plant farming, harvesting and processing, securing of safety and

health, etc.)

Direct

Dispat

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・Take prepared measures at the council organized by MAFF

・When entrusting implementation of the support plans to a registered support organization, such

entrustment must be restricted to registered support organizations that conform to the field-specific

criteria

Manufacture

of food and

beverages

34,000

Food and beverage

manufacturing

industry

skills (i) proficiency

test

Japan

FoundationTest

for Basic

Japanese,

Japanese-

Language

Proficiency Test

(N4 or higher)

General food and beverage manufacturing (manufacture and

processing of food and beverages (excluding alcoholic

beverages), health and safety)

Direct ・Participate in the council organized by MAFF, and provide necessary cooperation


Food service

industry53,000

Restaurant industry

skills (i) proficiency

test

Japan

FoundationTest

for Basic

Japanese,

Japanese-

Language

Proficiency Test

(N4 or higher)

General restaurant work (food preparation, customer service,

restaurant management)Direct



*(note) Total prospecitve number of foreign nationals to be accepted in 14 fields (maximun no. over 5 years)：345,150 people

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Comparison of the technical intern training program and specified skilled worker program

Technical intern training (supervising-organization type)

Specified skilled worker (i)

Applicable laws and regulationsThe Act on Proper Technical Intern Training and Protection of Technical Intern Trainees / The Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

The Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

Status of residence Status of residence of “Technical Intern Training” Status of residence of “Specified Skilled Worker”

Period of stayTechnical intern training (i): within 1 year; technical intern training (ii): within 2 years; technical intern training (iii): within2 years (maximum of 5 years in total).

Total of 5 years

Skills level of the foreign national No Requires considerable knowledge or experience

Examination at time of entry intoJapan

No(Only nursing care workers need to fulfill the N4 level Japanese language skills requirement at entry)

Skills level and Japanese language skills level tested through examinations(Employees who successfully complete technical intern training (ii) are exempt from having to take

the examinations, etc.)

Sending organizationAn organization that has received a recommendation or approval from a sending countrygovernment

No

Supervising organizationYes

(Non-profit business cooperatives, etc. which conduct audits of implementing organizations and other supervisory work . System of permission granted by the competent ministers)

No

Support organizationNo

Yes(Individuals or groups are entrusted by the accepting organization to provide housing for specified skilled workers and other support. System of registration with the Immigration Services Agency)

Matching foreign nationalswith the accepting

organizationImplemented through the supervising organization and the sending organization

The accepting organization can conduct recruitment activities directly overseas or through a mediating organization, etc.

Limit on the number offoreign nationals in the accepting organization

There is a limit on the number according to the total number of full-time staffThere is no limit on the number of specified skilled workers (except in the field of nursing care,

construction)

Activity content

Activities of attending lectures based on the technical intern training plan and of engaging in work pertaining to skills (i)Activities of engaging in work requiring skills etc. based on the technical intern training plan ((ii) and (iii)) (non-professional or technical field)

Activities of engaging in work requiring a considerable degree of knowledge or experience(professional or technical field)

Transfer and change of job

In principle not possible. However, in unavoidable situations such as bankruptcy of the organization implementing the training, transfer is possible at the time of transition from (ii) to (iii).

It is possible to change jobs within the same business category or among business categories where commonality in the skills level has been confirmed through an examination.

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1. Criteria for accepting organizations to accept foreign nationals

① Employment contract entered into with the foreign national is appropriate

(e.g., the amount of remuneration is equivalent to or greater than that a Japanese national would receive

for the same kind of work)② The organization itself is appropriate (e.g., no violation of the immigration or labor-related laws

within the past 5 years)③ There is a system in place to support foreign nationals (e.g., able to offer support in a language

understood by foreign nationals)④ The plan to support foreign nationals is appropriate (e.g., includes general living orientation, etc.)

2. Obligations of the accepting organization① Reliable fulfillment of the employment contract entered into with the foreign national

(e.g., payment of appropriate remuneration)② Provision of appropriate support for foreign nationals → possible to outsource support to a registered

support organizationIf all support is entrusted, １③ has already been satisfied

③ Submission of various notifications to the Immigration Services Agency

Note. Failure to do ① to ③ will result in permission being denied for acceptance of foreign nationals, and the

organization may be subject to guidance and improvement orders from the Immigration Services Agency.

Outline of the system (2)accepting organizations and

registered support organizations

About the accepting organizations

1. Criteria for registration① The organization itself is appropriate (e.g., no violation of the immigration or labor-related laws

within the past 5 years)② There is a system in place to support foreign nationals (e.g., able to offer support in a language

understood by foreign nationals)

2. Obligations of the registered support organization① Implementation of appropriate support for foreign nationals② Submission of various notifications to the Immigration Services Agency

Note. Failure to do ① and ② may result in registration being revoked.

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About the registered support organizations

Immigration Services Agency

Registered support

organization

Accepting organization

Foreign nationals

Notification

Registration/Cancellation of

registration

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No

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On-site investigation/improvement

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Support entrustment

Support Support

Notification



System for acceptance of new foreign workers（for foreign workers）

Start of work at the accepting organization

〔Enter into an employment contract with the accepting organization〕Advance guidance etc. to be given by the accepting organization

Health check

Foreign nationals residing in Japan (mid to long-term residents)Foreign nationals coming to Japan from abroad

Japanese embassy / consulate

Visa issuance

<Skills test>

Test corresponding to the work category of the specified

industrial field

<Japanese language test>

- The Japan Foundation Japanese Basic

Test

(The Japan Foundation)

Or

- Japanese Language Proficiency Test

(N4 or higher)

(The Japan Foundation / Japan Educational

Services and Exchanges)

Exempt from having to

take tests (skills and

Japanese language)

Required to pass tests

(skills and Japanese

language)

Application for permission to change the status of residence

Exempt from having to

take tests (skills and

Japanese language)

Required to pass tests

held outside of Japan

(skills and Japanese

language)

Visa application

Enter Japan

Regional Immigration Services Bureau

Application for issuance of a certificate of eligibility

Issuance of a certificate of eligibility Permission to change the status of residence

* Application for the staff of the accepting

organization to act as an agent

* Submission of the certificate of eligibility sent by

the accepting organization, etc. to the embassy /

consulate

* In principle, application is

to be made by the foreign

national

[Requirements of the foreign national]

○ At least 18 years old

○ Has passed the skills test and Japanese language test

(foreign nationals who have successfully completed technical

intern training (ii) are not required to take the test)

○ Has not resided in Japan with the status of residence of

“Technical Intern Training (i)” for more than 5 years in total

○ Is not being made to pay a deposit and has not entered into

a contract stipulating the payment of penalties

○ If the foreign national has to pay for expenses, he or she

fully understands the content of the expenses

Examination

Certificate of eligibility sent to the accepting

organization

Examination

Issuance of a residence card

Issuance of a residence

card

* May be delivered at a

later date

Examination

Foreign nationals who

have successfully

completed “Technical

Intern Training (ii)”

Foreign nationals planning to newly

enter JapanForeign students,

etc.

Foreign nationals who

have successfully

completed “Technical

Intern Training (ii)”

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Apply directly to a recruitment ad / hiring through a private employment

placement enterpriseApply directly to a recruitment ad / hiring through Hello Work (public employment

agency) or a private employment placement enterprise

[To be implemented before the start of work]

○ General living orientation implemented by

the accepting organization, etc.

○ Residency registration at the municipal

office of the area of residence

○ Bank account opened for receipt of salary

○ Housing secured

Others



System for acceptance of new foreign workers (for registered support organizations)

登録支援機関になろうとする者 Registered support organization

Accepting organization

Specified skilled worker (i)

(1) Registration application

Regional immigration services bureau

Notifications

(status of

implementation of

support, changed

items, etc.)

(3) Registration notification

(4) After registration

* Added to the list

Implementation of all of the support plans for specified

skilled workers (i)

* In person or by post

(2) Checking of

registration requirements

· Guidance and advice

· Request for submission

of reports or materials

Submission request

· Revocation of

registration Employment contract

Support outsourcing contract

(outsourcing implementation of all

of the support plans)

○ The registered support organization implements all of the support based on the support plans for specified skilled workers (i) pursuant to a

support outsourcing contract entered into with the accepting organization.

○ In order to become a registered support organization, it is necessary to be registered by the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency

○ Organizations which are to be registered, are added to the list for registered support organizations and are posted on the Immigration Services

Agency website.

○ The registration period is 5 years, and renewal is required.

○ The registered support organizations are required to submit regular notifications or occasional notifications to the Commissioner of the

Immigration Services Agency.

What are registered

support organizations?

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Individual or group seeking to become a registered support organization



○ In order to ensure proper operation of the system, the competent ministries and agencies with jurisdiction over the field will establish a council for each specified

industrial field.○ The council aims to ensure close cooperation among the members, publicize the system and information, raise awareness of the laws and regulations, and to take

necessary measures in order to ascertain the status of labor shortages so that the business operators in each region will be able to accept the necessary specified

skilled workers.

Field-specific council for specified skilled work

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Key points

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○ Publicizing the purpose and best practices of the system pertaining to the acceptance of specified skilled workers

○ Making the affiliated organizations for specified skilled workers aware of the need to comply with laws and regulations

○ Gauging and analyzing information on changes in the employment structure and changes in the economic conditions

○ Gauging and analyzing the state of labor shortages by region

○ Consideration / adjustment of countermeasures related to avoiding an excess concentration of foreign nationals in large metropolitan areas, etc. based on

the state of labor shortages and the state of acceptance, etc. (including necessary requests to be made to council members in cases where excessive

concentration in specific areas is recognized)○ Other information necessary to ensure the smooth and proper implementation of acceptance / sharing of issues etc., consultations, etc.

Contents of activities

All accepting organizations

that accept foreign nationals

must become a member of

the council (Note)

（Note. In the construction field, the accepting organization is required to belong to a corporation jointly established by a contractors’ association, and the corporation

is required to become a member of the council.



Outline of the Basic Policy on Operation of the System Related to the Status of Residence of “Specified Skilled Worker”

Specified Skilled Worker (i) Specified Skilled Worker (ii)

Skill levelSkills that require considerable

knowledge or experience *Proficient skills *

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Japanese

proficiency

level

The workers should be basically able to

deal with daily conversation to a certain

extent, which is enough to survive daily

life, as well as to have Japanese language

proficiency required for their work *

－

Period of stay Upper limit of a total of 5 years Extension of the period of stay is

possible

Accompanying

family members

In principle, not permitted Permitted

➢ Supports for “Specified Skilled Worker (i)”

Orientation of daily life, support to learn daily Japanese language, consultations and complaints handling for foreign workers, promotion of exchanges between foreign workers and Japanese are included in the

supports.

When foreign workers use Hello Work(public employment agency) to change their jobs,it will make efforts to understand the work conditions foreign workers desire, their skill level, and Japanese language

proficiency level, and provide proper services for employment counseling and job placement.

➢ Employment type : Full-time and, in principle, direct hire. Under special circumstances, specified skilled workers may, as an exception, be dispatched by staffing services agencies, but this will be clearly stated

in the operation policy of each field.

➢ Review of the Basic Policy: The system will be reviewed 2 years after enforcement of the amended Act, and modified if necessary.

➢ Measures taken outside Japan: In order to prevent the intervention by malicious intermediary organizations such as those that collect deposits, intergovernmental documents such as bilateral arrangements will

be made as well as necessary measures will be taken.

➢ Responses to changes in the situation of labor shortages

The head of the administrative organizations which are in charge of the specified industrial fields will continuously monitor the situation of labor shortage in the fields. When a change was observed in the

situation, the relevant administrative organizations of the system and those which are in charge of the specified industrial fields will discuss future policies of acceptance. If necessary, revision of operation policy

of each specified industrial field, suspension of the issuance of certificate of eligibility or deletion of fields from the ministerial ordinance stipulating the specified industrial fields will be discussed at the relevant

ministerial meetings.

The expected number of foreign workers to be accepted over the next five years will be considered as the upper limit of acceptance under this system, unless there is a major change in the economic situation.

➢ Responses in the event of public security problems

The relevant administrative organizations of the system and those which are in charge of the specified industrial fields will make efforts to cooperate by sharing and monitoring the related information, and to

take necessary measures so as to ensure such problems as foreign workers got missing and other public security problems will not occur through the acceptance of specified skilled workers.

➢ Fields where specified skilled workers will be accepted

Industrial fields where foreign workers are needed to supplement the labor shortage, which is still difficult to secure

human resources even after efforts have been made to improve productivity and secure domestic human resources

(hereinafter referred to as “specified industrial fields”).

➢ Consideration to regions facing labor shortage

Efforts to take necessary measures will be made so as not to have an excessive concentration of specified skilled workers

in metropolitan areas or other particular areas

➢ Expected number of acceptance

The number of specified skilled workers to be accepted over the next five years will be stated in the operation policy of

each field

Basic Policy on Operation of the System of the Status of Residence of “Specified Skilled Worker” Established to Ensure Proper Operation of the System of theStatus of Residence of “Specified Skilled Worker” (Article 2-3 of the newly amended Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act)

1. Matters concerning the significance

of the system

2. Matters concerning the industrial fields where labor shortage needs to be supplemented by foreign workers 3. Matters concerning necessary

human resources

4. Basic matters concerning adjustment of the administrative affairs of the relevant administrative organizations

5. Important matters concerning operation of the system

To build a framework for the acceptance of work-ready foreign nationals, who possess certain expertise and skills in industrial fields where it is difficult to secureworkforces even after efforts to improve productivity and secure domestic human resources have been made so as to respond to the serious shortage in labor of smalland medium-sized enterprises and other businesses.

* Confirmed through the exams or othermethods specified by the ministries incharge of each field

➢Measures taken in Japan: Malicious intermediary organizations (brokers), etc. will be eliminated completely through

enhancing collaboration between the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and other related organizations.

１３

Immigration Control and Refugee

Recognition Act

・Create livable local communities

Comprehensive measures for acceptance and coexistence of foreign nationalsCreate a society where Japanese nationals and foreign nationals are able to live safely together through the proper

acceptance of foreign nationals and realization of a harmonious society of co-existence, (126 measures, 21.1

billion yen)

・Improve the environment on life services

・Support employment for international student

・Efforts aimed at promoting appropriate and smooth acceptance of foreign nationals

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Develop a “one-stop comprehensive consultation center for mutual coexistence “(tentative).

Develop an environment to provide medical care, health and welfare services

Implement Japanese language proficiency tests, and strengthen Japanese language

education bases overseas, etc.

Accreditation of the employment support program, support to

secure certified care workers, etc.

Newly

Established

F r a m ew o r k f o r a c c e p t a n c e o f f o r e i g n n a t i o n a l s

１４

・Government basic policy・Field-specific operation policy（14 fields）



Eliminate malicious intermediary business operators ･accepting organizations

○Make bilateral intergovernmental documents and share information based on the documents○Strengthen cooperation among the relevant agencies and eliminate illegal foreign residents○ Enforce strict measures against unscrupulous accepting organizations

Realize a society where foreign nationals can live and work with peace of mind

Support to establish a single point of contact throughout the country

○ Support for local governments to establish a “one-stop center for comprehensive multicultural co-existence

consultations" (approximately 100 places throughout Japan, consultation in 11 languages) [2 billion yen]○ Integrated consultation services and information provision, allocation of interpreters, and utilization of

multilingual translation applications○ Use as a place of interaction with the community and a place to learn Japanese

A base where foreign nationals can easily get access to the information they need.

○Construct a platform for a multilingual system【800 million yen】○Promote the use of a multilingual interpretation system

Realize multilingualization in various life situations such as medical care, incidents,

accidents and education

Promotion of use of a multilingual interpretation system

○ Financial support using the regional creation promotion grants to establish

organizations to offer support for harmonious coexistence by local governments○ Financial support using the local creation promotion grants to prepare an environment

for acceptance of specified skilled workers, and to provide financial support for exchange

programs between local residents and foreign workers

Support the establishment of an environment for acceptance by the region of new

specified skilled workers, and sustained development of the region.

Support of measures leading to local sustainable development

○Improve the system to allow foreign patients to receive medical care in all the areas of residence with peace of mind 【1.7 billion yen】○Promote dissemination of disaster and weather information (11 languages) , and

improve information transmission making it easier for foreign nationals to understand○Prepare an environment and support for securing housing○Improve the environment related to opening of a savings or deposit account by

foreign nationals at financial institutions○Promote multilingual services at the time of entering into a contract for mobile

phonesImprove life services

○Make stricter public notice criteria of Japanese language institutions that are able to accept foreign students

(stricter criteria for improving the attendance rate and eliminating percentage of overstaying foreign nationals, introduction of numerical standards based on pass rate of Japanese language exam, etc.)○Implement mandatory periodic inspections and reports for Japanese language institutions○Implement mandatory publication of the results of Japanese language exams of students by Japanese

language institutions and enhance information disclosure○Share information on Japanese language institutions among the related organizations and utilize such

information in the examinations by the Ministry of Justice and visa screening by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Improve the quality of the Japanese language education institutions and ensure their proper management

Improve and properly manage the quality of Japanese language institutions

○Develop Japanese language education based on a standard Japanese language curriculum for

daily living on a nationwide scale【600 million yen】○Steadily improve the Fixed Number of Teachers Required for Japanese Language Teaching based

on the provisions of Act on Standards of the number of educational personnel in Compulsory Education Schools, and support the assignment of support stuff 【300 million yen】○Develop a status of residence to promote the employment of university students or specialized

training college graduates in the field of “Cool Japan”○Accredit by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology programs at

universities to promote employment 【6 million yen】○Promote diversified recruitment processes based on differences in the companies depending on the

level of Japanese proficiency required

Provide educational support and a wide range of opportunities for valuable human

resources who have a deep understanding of Japan

Japanese language education, improve education for foreign children･support employment for international student

○ Provide the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, etc. with information on immigration and

residence managed by the Immigration Services Agency.○ Provide guidance on enrollment using the information of the Ministry of Health, Labor and

Welfare, etc.Promote social insurance enrollment by the accepting organizations and foreign

nationals

Improve the environment for life services

Promote enrollment in social insurance, etc.

Main comprehensive response measures for acceptance and harmonious coexistence with foreign nationals

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December 25, 2018

Ministerial Conference on

Acceptance and Coexistence of

Foreign nationals〔〕Comprehensive Measures for Acceptance and Coexistence of Foreign nationals (Outline)

In recent years, the number of foreign nationals residing in Japan has increased (2.64 million), and the number of foreign workers in Japan has also rapidly increased (1.28 million). A new status ofresidence is established (to be enforced from April 2019)⇒ As well as efforts towards promotion on appropriate and smooth acceptance of foreign nationals, development of an environment toachieve a society of harmonious coexistence with foreign nationals will be further promoted. Measures will be enhanced in the future as well.

(1) Implement smooth and expedited procedures for the status of residence

- Start online applications for status of residence procedures by the accepting companies, etc. [1.2 billion yen]

- Further reduce the burden of the application procedures by utilizing the residence card number, etc., enforce a standard processing period (2 weeks to 1

month)

(2) Strengthen residence management network

- Accurately monitor status of residency and employment situation of foreign nationals by further promoting information sharing by the Ministry of Justice and

the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

- Build a mechanism to accurately grasp employment situation such as by industry type, occupation type, status of residence, etc., improve / utilize public statistics

- Strengthen immigration and residency management system in line with the establishment of the Immigration Services Agency [1.8 billion yen]

(3) Strengthen measures against illegal foreign residents

- Eliminate illegal foreign residents thoroughly by strengthening cooperation among the relevant agencies, such as the National Police Agency, Ministry of

Justice, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [500 million yen]

- Collect and analyze information on the missing technical intern trainees, and based on this information, conduct thorough investigations, tighten

enforcement of the law such as revocation order of accreditation, against the technical intern training implementing organization, etc., and exhaustive

surveys and handling of missing technical intern trainees in 2017

((1) Eliminate malicious intermediary business operators

- Make bilateral intergovernmental documents (9 countries) and share information based on the documents

- Eliminate malicious intermediary businesses (brokers) etc. thoroughly through strengthening of cooperation among the relevant organizations such as the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Embassies and Consulates), the National Police Agency, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the

Organization for Technical Intern Training, and impose stricter entry examination criteria

- Improve the contents of descriptions to be given in the residence applications to identify malicious intermediary businesses

(2) Expand supports for Japanese language educational infrastructure overseas

- Implement tests to measuere the Japanese language proficiency necessary for living and working in Japan on CBT(Computer Based Testing) under

strict supervision (9 countries)

- Enhance supports for Japanese language educational infrastructure overseas through the Japan Foundation, etc. (training of local teachers, supports for local

institutional activities of local institutions)

- Enhance information dissemination by Embassies and Consulates, etc.

(1) Build a framework to listen to opinions of Japanese and foreign nationals

Continuously listen to opinions from both Japanese and foreign nationals at the Meeting to Listen to “Voices of Our people”

(2) Implement awareness-raising activities

Further promote “mental barrier-free” efforts to realize a “cohesive society” where all people support mutually and value each other’s human rights

Efforts aimed at promoting appropriate and smooth acceptance of foreign nationals

Listening to opinions and awareness-raising activities etc. to realize a society of harmonious coexistence with foreign nationals

Construct a new residency management system

(4) Improve education for foreign children and pupils

- Steadily improve the Fixed Number of Teachers Required for Japanese Language Teaching based on the provisions of Act on Standards of the number of

educational personnel in Compulsory Education Schools, and support the assignment of support staff [300 million yen]

- Improve the support system for foreign children and pupils by the local governments (utilization of ICT, cooperation with diverse entities)

- Improve the competency of teachers and others (promotion of nationwide training through the development of training instructors and dispatch of instructors to

training sessions organized by the local governments, and other measures)

- Support Career education for senior high school students and others in collaboration with regional companies and NPOs, and ensure learning opportunities [100

million yen]

(5) Support employment for international students, etc.

- Develop a status of residence to promote the employment of university students or specialized training college graduates in the field of “Cool Japan”

- Simplify the procedures for changing the status of residence when getting a job in a small or medium-size business or other businesses.

- Accredit by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology programs at universities to promote employment , etc. [600 million yen]

- Request publication of the employment rate of international students, prioritize allocation of scholarships to educational institutions, enhance support for

study abroad / Japanese language learning to secure nursing care personnel depending on the status of employment support efforts and employment situation [1.4

billion yen]

- Promote diversified recruitment processes based on differences in the companies depending on the level of Japanese proficiency required for their business

- Form and horizontally develop best practices on diversified human resource development and conditions after employment, etc. through collaboration among

industry, government and academia

(6) Ensure an appropriate work environment

(i) Ensure proper working conditions and employment management, guarantee industrial health and safety

- Strengthen the structure of the labor standards inspection offices and Public Employment Security Offices ( Hello Work) strengthen the institutional capability of

the Organization for Technical Intern Training, multilingualize responses at the “Advice Hotline on Labor Conditions” (supported in 8 languages)

- Expand advice structure and promote multilingualization at the “Foreign Workers Consultation Corner（Advisor for Foreign Workers）” and “Telephone

Consultation Service for Foreign Workers”

(ii) Support stable local employment

- Promote multilingual responses at Hello Work (supported in 11 languages) and support local reemployment

- Multilingualize and provide information and advice based on the situation of foreign residents by region, implement vocational training

(7) Promote enrollment in social insurance, etc.

- Promote enrollment in social insurance through the provision of information from the Ministry of Justice to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, etc.

- Secure proper use of Health Care Insurance (in principle, introduce a domestic residence requirement as a rule to recognize dependents, respond to

inappropriate cases, etc.)

- Improve the tax payment environment such as support for reliable performance of the tax obligation

(1) Create livable local communities

(i) Provide multilingual information on administrative procedures and living, and develop a structure of counseling

- Establish a support system for local governments pertaining to one-stop services providing multilingual information and advice on administrative procedures and

living(Develop a “one-stop comprehensive consultation center for multicultural coexistence” (tentative) (about 100 locations nationwide, supported in 11

languages)) [2 billion yen]

- Prepare and disseminate a new “Guidebook on Living and Working in Japan” (tentative) (supported in 11 languages) for safe and secure living and working in

Japan

- Construct a platform for a multilingual system [800 million yen] and promote use of the multilingual interpretation system

(ii) Promote and support measures for multicultural coexistence in local communities

- Support pioneering measures of the local governments by using subsidies for promoting local revitalization in order to promote the activities of foreign

nationals in the regions and to realize harmonious societies of coexistence through measures such as setting up an organization that provides support for the

acceptance and co-existence of foreign nationals

- Train personnel and organizations involved in providing for foreign nationals and build networks

(2) Improve the environment on life services

(i) Develop an environment to provide medical care, health and welfare services

- Improve the system to allow foreign patients to receive medical care in all of the areas of residence with peace of mind

through promoting use of telephone interpreters and multilingual translation systems, developing manuals, and establishing regional

countermeasures council, etc.,

- Assign medical interpreters to local core medical institutions, support multilingualization of hospital information maps

(ii) Enhance information dissemination and support at the time of a disaster

- Promote dissemination of disaster and weather information in 11 languages through Japan Meteological Agency(JMA) website and the push-enabled information alert

application, such as“Safety tips”, which disseminates public protection information of National Early Warning System(J-ALERT), improve information transmission

making it easier for foreign nationals to understand (map information, warning sounds, etc.)

- Multilingualize responses to the emergency number “119” through three-way simultaneous interpretation, use a multilingual speech translation application for

ambulance service, train Information Coordinators for foreign disaster victims

(iii) Enhance traffic safety measures, and responses to accidents and incidents, consumer problems, legal problems, human rights issues, and requests for

advice by the needy

- Implement public relations and awareness-raising activities on traffic safety, multilingualize the driver’s license written tests

- Multilingualize responses to “Dial 110” calls , and responses at the sites of accidents and incidents

- Multilingualize support at Consumer Affairs Centers (tel. number: 188), JLSC (Japan Legal Support Center), human rights bodies (supported in 8

languages), and consultation services by the needy

(iv) Prepare an environment and support for securing housing

- Disseminate practical service manuals for landlords and rental agencies, rented housing standard contracts in foreign languages, etc. (supported in 8 languages)

- Promote registration, provision of housing information, and housing support on rental housing that are intended for the promotion of smooth move-in for

persons requiring housing support, including foreign nationals

(v) Improve user-friendly financial and telecommunication services

- Improve the environment, promote multilingual services, improve the guidelines related to opening of a savings or deposit account by foreign nationals at

financial institutions

- Promote multilingual services at the time of entering into contract for mobile phones, widespread knowledge to the effect that a person’s identity can be verified

through presentation of a residence card

(3) Realize smooth communication

(i) Enhance Japanese language education

- Develop Japanese language education based on a standard Japanese language curriculum for daily lives on a nationwide scale (support for a comprehensive

structure of Japanese language education, support for resolving issues of lacking Japanese language classes in such communities, etc. ) [600 million yen]

- Handleneeds of various learning forms (development and provision of multilingual ICT learning teaching materials , use and multilingual provision of the

teaching materials of the Open University of Japan, and NHK’s Japanese language teaching contents, promotion of the establishment of evening-classes at

public junior high schools at least one school in each prefecture, etc.)

- Create standards for Japanese language education (Japanese CEFR : Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)

- Develop new qualifications to prove the skills of Japanese language teachers

(ii) Improve and properly manage the quality of Japanese language education institutions

- Make stricter of public notice criteria to improve the quality of Japanese language education institutions (stricter criteria for improving the attendance rate and

eliminating percentage of overstaying foreign natioals, introduction of numerical standards based on pass rate on Japanese language exam, etc.)

- Implement mandatory periodic inspections and reports for Japanese language education institutions

- Implement mandatory publication of the results of Japanese language exams of students by Japanese language education institutions and enhance

information disclosure

- Share information on Japanese language education institutions among the related organizations and utilize such information in the examinations by the Ministry of

Justice and visa screening by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Support for foreign nationals as residents

Total amount of21.1 billion yen (Note)

(Note) The budget amount is the supplementary budget for FY2018 (2) and the budget amount for FY2019. In addition, there were such related budgets as the supplementary figure of 100 billion yen as regional revitalization promotion subsidies, the supplementary figure of 13.1 billion yen as the Japan Student Services Organization’s operating expenses (related to international students finding employment,

etc.), the supplementary figure of 57.1 billion yen as human resources development support subsidies (related to stable employment support in the region), and the budget of 15.7 billion yen for countermeasures against overstaying illegal residents.

[1.7 billion yen]

[3.4 billion yen]

(Provisional Translation)

１６

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Enhancement of “Comprehensive Measures for Acceptance and Coexistence of Foreign nationals” [Main Policies]

- Establish a “Center for Harmonious Coexistence with Foreign Nationals” (provisional name) consolidating the related departments of the Immigration Services Agency, the Japan Legal

Support Center’s (Houterasu’s), the human rights organs, the Public Employment Security Offices(Hello Work), the Visa Information desk, JETRO and others (new)

- Examine the conditions of local governments for subsidies to run one-stop consulting counters, and consider the way how to respond to consultation from Japanese nationals contribute to a society

of multicultural coexistence

- Development of the system for Accepting Environmental Coordinator, who will serve as a bridge between the national government and local governments

- Promote “Guidebook on Living and Working” and disaster information in 14 languages, and utilize “easy Japanese” (new)

- Reduce the occurrence of non-payment to medical institutions by denying repeated entry to foreign nationals with a history of unpaid medical expenses

- Appropriately implement pre-entry screening for tuberculosis to prevent the spread of infectious diseases

- Requests for driving license tests, and procedures to change from a foreign driving license to a Japanese driving license to be provided in multiple languages (new)

- Prepare an environment to facilitate the opening of accounts by foreign nationals at banks and other financial institutions (preparation of leaflets and others), requests for account closure at

the time of return to the home country, publicizing of information that the selling or buying of bank accounts may become grounds to deny landing or grounds for deportation (new)

- Prepare a comprehensive system to reinforce the Japanese language education environment in the region, develop Japanese language learning materials using ICT

- Requests for appropriate support for foreign national children at day care centers and others

- Monitor the state of school enrollment of foreign national children through conducting a national survey (new), promote school enrollment with the cooperation of the local governments

- Promote safety and health education through the use of safety and health education materials for foreign workers in multiple languages (14 languages)

Promotion of appropriate and smooth acceptance of foreign nationals

(measures to prevent the concentration of specified skilled workers in metropolitan areas and other specific areas)

- Provide job matching support connecting foreign workers seeking employment to companies in the region (mediation for job offers and job seeking by specified skilled workers testing corporations in the

construction field (new), financial support for local governments that perform job matching in the Care Workers field, support for acceptance by small and medium-sized enterprises through collaboration between the local

governments and the Public Employment Security Offices (Hello Work) (new) )

- Examine the adoption of preferential treatment in the procedures for changes the status of residence or other procedures (new)

- In order to facilitate use of Subsidy Program for Promotion of Regional Revitalization, implement surveys to have foreign nationals effectively settle down in the region, inform the local governments about the leading

projects in relation to measures for acceptance of foreign nationals and deploy horizontally

- Provide strong financial support including regional funds for the efforts of the housing support corporations in rural areas which introduce housing and the local governments which provide rent subsidies and others

Preparation of an environment of acceptance in order to realize a society of harmonious coexistence

Accurate management of international students enrollment and further optimization of the Technical Intern Training Program

- With regard to universities and other educational institutions inadequately managing the enrollment of international students, implement stricter status of residence examinations, such as not allowing the

acceptance of international students, or reduction of private education institution aid and others (new)

- With regard to the special Japanese languages courses for foreign students at universities that exclusively teach Japanese language education, create the same standards as for Japanese language education institutions, and

establish a system that does not allow the acceptance of foreign students by universities that do not meet the standards (new)

- Strengthening the onsite inspection capacity of the Organization for Technical Intern Training

- In order to prevent the disappearance and others of technical intern trainees, quash the occurrence of misconduct such as that related to the payment of wages by obligating the payment of wages through a wire transfer into

the trainee’s account (new)

Promotion of the employment of international students and other foreign nationals in Japan

- Publicize information on the amendment of the public notice on “Designated Activities” in order to increase employment opportunities for international students who have graduated from Japanese universities

- Form and horizontally develop best practices in order to promote diversity in the recruitment process and treatment after hiring suited to the diverse nature of the international students

- Develop guidelines for promotion of appropriate use of internships and publicize information about internships

- Expand the range of work in which international students who have graduated from cooking or confectionery colleges can find jobs ２2

〔〕June 18, 2019

Ministerial Conference on Acceptance and

Coexistence of Foreign nationals

(Provisional Translation)

１７

Inquiries about the status of residence of “Specified Skilled Worker”

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Name Address Telephone number Name Address Telephone number

Immigration Bureau 1-1-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo03-3580-4111

(ext：2737)

Public Relations Section,

General Affairs Division

Sapporo Regional

Immigration Bureau

Odori-nishi 12 Chome, Chuo-ku,

Sapporo-shi Hokkaido


011-261-7502Kobe District

Immigration Office

29 Kaigan-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo


078-391-6377

(main switchboard)

Sendai Regional

Immigration Bureau

1-3-20 Gorin, Miyagino-ku, Sendai-shi,

Miyagi


022-256-6076Hiroshima Regional

Immigration Bureau

2-31 Kami-hacchoubori, Naka-ku,

Hiroshima- shi, Hiroshima

Entry and Status Department

After April, 2019

Business and Employment Department

082-221-4412

(main switchboard)

Tokyo Regional

Immigration Bureau

5-5-30 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo

General Affairs Division0570-034259

Takamatsu Regional

Immigration Bureau

1-1 Marunouchi, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa

General Affairs Division087-822-5852

Yokohama District

Immigration Office

10-7 Torihama-cho, Kanazawa-ku,

Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa


045-769-1720Fukuoka Regional

Immigration Bureau

3-5-25 Maizuru, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi,

Fukuoka


092-717-5420

Nagoya Regional

Immigration Bureau

5-18, Shoho-cho, Minato-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi

（Acceptance and coexistence ）General Affairs Division,

【After April 2019 】Inspection Coordinationl Department

(Status of residence "Specified Skilled Worker)

Business and Employment Inspection Department,

【After April, 2019 】Second Business andEmployment Inspection Department


052-559-2150

(main switchboard)

Inspection Coordination

Department

052-559-2112

Business and Employment

Department

052-559-2114

Naha District

Immigration Office

1-5-15 Higawa, Naha-shi, Okinawa

Status Division

098-832-4186

〔Reference："Acceptance of new foreign workers (Establishment of status of residence "Specified Skilled Worker" on Ministry of Justice website

http://www.moj.go.jp/nyuukokukanri/kouhou/nyuukokukanri01_00127.html

Osaka Regional

Immigration Bureau

1-29-53 Nankou-Jkita, Suminoe-ku

Osaka-shi, Osaka


06-4703-2100

(Sytem in general, procedures for immigration and residency, and registered support organizations)

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Inquiries about the status of residence of “Specified Skilled Worker”Name Address/Department Telephone number Name Address/Department Telephone number

Maritime Bureau, Ministry ofLand, InfrastructureTransportation and Tourism

2-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo TEL 03-5253-8634

Chugoku RegionalDevelopment Bureau

2-15 Hacchobori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City TEL 082-221-9231

Shipbuilding and Ship Machinery Division

Construction Administration Division,Planning and Construction Industry Department

Hokkaido District Transport Bureau 10-chome, Odorinishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo City, Hokkaido TEL 011-290-1012 Shikoku Regional Development Bureau 3-33 Sunport, Takamatsu City TEL 087-811-8314Maritime Promotion Department,Passenger Transport/ Shipbuilding andship machinery Division

Construction Administration Division,Construction Industry Department

Tohoku District Transport Bureau 1 Teppo-cho, Miyagino-ku, Sendai City, MiyagiTEL 022-791-7512 Kyushu Regional Development Bureau 2-10-7 Hakataekihigashi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka TEL 092-471-6331

Maritime Promotion Department,Shipbuilding and ship machinery Division Construction Administration Division,

Construction Industry Department（ Ext 6147,6142 ）

Kanto District Transport Bureau 5-57, Kitanakadori, Naka-ku, Yokohama City, KanagawaTEL 045-211-7223 Okinawa General Bureau 2-1-1 Omoromachi, Naha City, Okinawa TEL 098-866-1910

Maritime Promotion Department,Shipbuilding and ship machinery Division

Development Construction Department,Construction Industry and Regional Development Division

Hokuriku District Transport Bureau 1-2-1Misaki-cho, Naka-ku, Niigata City, Niigata TEL 025-285-9156Maritime Department, Maritime industry Department Name Address/Department Telephone number

Chubu District Transport Bureau 2-2-1 Sannomaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya City, AichiTEL 052-952-8020

Japan Tourism Agency,Ministry of Land, InfrastructureTransportation and Tourism

2-1-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, TokyoTEL 03-5253-8367


Tourism Industry Division, Tourism HumanResource Policy Office

Kinki District Transport Bureau4-1-76 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka

TEL 06-6949-6425 Hokkaido District Transport Bureau 10-chome, Odorinishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo City, HokkaidoTEL 011-290-2700


International Tourism Division, Planning and Tourism Department

Kobe District Transport Bureau 1-1Hatoba-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, HyogoTEL 078-321-3148 Tohoku District Transport Bureau 1 Teppo-cho, Miyagino-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi TEL 022-791-7509



Chugoku District Transport Bureau 6-30 Hacchobori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, HiroshimaTEL 082-228-3691 Kanto District Transport Bureau 5-57, Kitanakadori, Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa TEL 045-211-1255



Shikoku District Transport Bureau 3-33 Sunport, Takamatsu City, KagawaTEL 087-802-6816 Hokuriku District Transport Bureau 1-2-1Misaki-cho, Naka-ku, Niigata City, Niigata TEL 025-285-9181



Kyushu District Transport Bureau 2-11-1Hakataekihigashi, Hakata-ku,Fukuoka City, Fukuoka TEL 092-472-3158 Chubu District Transport Bureau 2-2-1 Sannomaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi

TEL 052-952-8045



Okinawa General Bureau2-1-1Omoromachi, Naha City, Okinawa

TEL 098-866-1838 Kinki District Transport Bureau 4-1-76 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, OsakaTEL 06-6949-6466

Transport Department, Ship

Administration and Seafarers DivisionInternational Tourism Division, Planning and Tourism Department

Chugoku District Transport Bureau 6-30 Hacchobori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima TEL 082-228-8701International Tourism Division, Planning and Tourism Department

Name Address/Department Telephone number Shikoku District Transport Bureau 3-33 Sunport, Takamatsu City, Kagawa TEL 087-802-6735

Land Economy and ConstructionIndustries Bureau,Ministry of Land, InfrastructureTransportation and Tourism

2-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo TEL 03-5253-8283International Tourism Division, Planning and Tourism Department

Construction Market Division Kyushu District Transport Bureau 2-11-1Hakataekihigashi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, FukuokaTEL 092-472-2330

Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau Nishi 2cho-me, Kita 8-jo, Kita-ku, Sapporo CityTEL 011-709-2311


Project Development Division,Constriction Department

（ Ext 5895 ）Okinawa General Bureau 2-1-1Omoromachi, Naha City, Okinawa TEL 098-866-1812

Tohoku Regional Development Bureau 3-3-1, Hon-cho, Aoba City, Miyagi TEL 022-263-6131 Transport Department, Planning OfficeConstruction Administration Division,Construction Industry Department

Kanto Regional Development Bureau 2-1 Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Saitama City, Saitama TEL 048-601-3151 Name Address/Department Telephone number

Construction Administration Division,First Construction Industry Department

Road Transport Bureau, Ministry of Land,

Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism 2-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo TEL 03-5253-8111(42414,42426)

Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau 1-1-1 Misaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Niigata City, NiigataTEL 025-370-6571 (Aviation industry)

Construction Administration Division,Planning and Construction Industry Department Name Address/Department Telephone number

Chubu Regional Development Bureau 2-5-1, Sannomaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya City, AichiTEL 052-953-8572 2-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo TEL 03-5253-8111

Construction Administration Division,Construction Industry Department Aviation Network Department

( Ext 49114)Kinki Regional Development Bureau 1-5-44 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka City TEL 06-6942-1071Planning Division （Airport ground handling ）

Construction Administration Division,First Construction Industry Department

Aviation Safety and Security DepartmentFlight Standards Division Personnel Licensing Policy Office ( Ext 50137)

（Aircraft maintenance ）

(Construction)

(Accommodation)

Civil Aviation Bureau,

Ministry of Land,Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism]

（Shipbuilding and ship machinery industry field ） (Construction industry (continued))

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Inquiries about the status of residence of “Specified Skilled Worker”

Name Address/Department Telephone number Address/Department Telephone number

Management Improvement

Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture,

Forestry and Fisheries

1-2-1Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku,

TokyoTEL 03-6744-2162

Manufacturing Industries

Bureau, Ministry of Economy,

Trade and Industry

1-3-1Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo TEL 03-3501-1691

Young Farmers and Women Division Industrial Machinery Division

Hokkaido District Agriculture

Office

6-2-22, Minami 22-jonishi,Chuo-ku,

Sapporo City, HokkaidoTEL 011-330-8809 (Three fields of manufacturing) 1-3-1Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo TEL 03-3501-1689

Production Management Industry

Division, Farmer Support DepartmentPolicy Planning and Coordination Division

Tohoku Regional Agricultural

Administration Office

3-3-1, Hon-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai City,

MiyagiTEL 022-221-6217

Management and Project Support

Division, Business Support DivisionAddress/Department Telephone number

Kanto Regional Agricultural


2-1Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Saitama City,Saitama TEL 048-740-0394 1-3-1Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo TEL 03-3501-1063


Division, Business Support DivisionMachine Parts and Tooling Industries Office

Hokuriku Regional Agricultural

Office

2-2-60 Hirosaka, Kanazawa City,

IshikawaTEL 076-232-4238 (Three fields of manufacturing) 1-3-1Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo TEL 03-3501-1689


Division, Business Support DivisionPolicy Planning and Coordination Division

Tohoku Regional Agricultural

Office

1-2-2 Sannomaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya

City, AichiTEL 052-223-4620


Division, Business Support DivisionAddress/Department Telephone number

Kinki Regional Agricultural


Chojiburo-cho, Shimochojacho-sagaru,

Nishinotoindori, Kamikyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto TEL 075-414-9055 1-3-1Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo TEL 03-3501-6944

Management and Project SupportDivision, Business Support Division

IT Industry Division

Chugoku-Shikoku Regional


1-4-1 Simoishii, Kita-ku, Okayama

City, OkayamaTEL 086-224-8842 (Three fields of manufacturing) 1-3-1Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo TEL 03-3501-1689


Division, Business Support Division


Bureau, Ministry of Economy,Policy Planning and Coordination Division

Kyushu Regional Agricultural


2-10-1 Kasuga, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto

City, KumamotoTEL 096-300-6375


Division, Business Support DivisionName Address/Department Telephone number

Okinawa General Bureau2-1-1 Omoromachi, Naha City,

OkinawaTEL 098-866-1628

Food Industry Affairs Division,

Ministry of Agriculture,1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo TEL 03-6744-7177

Agriculture, Forestry ad FisheriesDepartment, Management

Food Cultures and Market Development

Division

Name Address/Department Telephone number Name Address/Department Telephone number

1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku,

TokyoTEL 03-6744-2340 1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo TEL 03-6744-7180

Policy Planning Division, Fisheries

Labor SectionFood Manufacture Affairs Division

Address/Department Telephone number Address/Department Telephone number

1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku,

TokyoTEL 03-5253-1111 1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo TEL 03-5253-1111

Office of Securing Welfare Human

Resource（Ext 2125, 3146 ） Environmental Health Division (Ext 2432)

(Building cleaning management)

Fisheries Agency, Ministry of

Agriculture, Forestry and

Fisheries

Food Industry Affairs Division,

Ministry of Agriculture,

Forestry and Fisheries


Bureau, Ministry of Economy,

Trade and Industry

Commerce and Information

Policy Bureau, Ministry of

Economy, Trade and Industry

(Manufacture of food and beverages)(Fisheries and aquaculture)

(Care worker)

(Electrics, electronics and information industries)

(Food services)

(Agriculture) (Industrial machinery industries)

(Machine parts and tooling industries)

Pharmaceutical Safety and

Environmental Health Bureau,

Ministry of Health, Labour and

Welfare

Social Welfare and War Victims'

Relief Bureau, Ministry of

Health, Labour and Welfare

Prepared from the 2013 Housing and Land Statistics of the Statistics Bureau of the Ministry

of Internal Affairs and Communications

Prepared from the 2013 Housing and Land Statistics of the Statistics Bureau of the Ministry of Internal

Affairs and Communications

A d v a n t a g e s o f w o r k i n g i n r u r a l a r e a s

Monthly rent

The difference between Tokyo, the most expensive area and Aomori prefecture, the cheapest is 40,645 yen.

Cost of living

The difference between the most expensive Tokyo ward and the cheapest Yamaguchi city is 37,172 yen

Commuting time

The difference between the longest commuting time in Kanagawa prefecture

and the shortest commuting time in Oita prefecture is 48 minutes.

Rent per tatami mat

77,174 67,907

58,675

37,158 36,679 36,529

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

80,000

１位

東京都

２位

神奈川県

３位

埼玉県

４５位

秋田県

４６位

岩手県

４７位

青森県

Yen

5,018

4,019 3,394

1,955 1,935 1,836

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

１位

東京都

２位

神奈川県

３位

埼玉県

４５位

秋田県

４６位

北海道

４７位

青森県

Yen

* Created based on one month’s income and expenditure (total household) for one household classified by city according to the Household Survey of the Statistics Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (2017) * The cost of living is the total amount of food, electricity, gas, water, clothes, footwear and health care

113,557 112,562 111,765

80,944 79,270 76,385

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

１位

東京区部

２位

横浜市

３位

金沢市

４５位

那覇市

４６位

神戸市

４７位

山口市

Yen

105 102 96

58 58 58 58 57

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

１位

神奈川

県

２位

千葉県

３位

埼玉県

４３位

青森県

４３位

秋田県

４３位

島根県

４３位

鹿児島

県

４７位

大分県1st 2nd 3rd 43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th

Kanagawa Chiba Saitama Aomori Akita Shimane Kagoshima Oita

Minutes

The difference between Tokyo, the most expensive area and Aomori prefecture, the cheapest area is 3,182 yen per tatami

14,319 yen for 4 and a half tatami mat conversion19,092 yen for 6 tatami mat conversion25,456 yen for 8 tatami mat conversion

Prepared from the 2016 Basic Survey on Social Living of the Statistics Bureau of the

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

1st 2nd 3rd 45th 46th 47th

Tokyo Kanagawa Saitama Akita Iwate Aomori1st 2nd 3rd 45th 46th 47th

Tokyo Kanagawa Saitama Akita Hokkaido Aomori

1st 2nd 3rd 45th 46th 47th

Tokyo Yokohama Kanazawa Naha Kobe Yamaguchi

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