Society
Japan's Residence-Fee Hike and a Voice Actor's Post
A cabinet order raises Japan's immigration processing fees from October: status changes and renewals go from a flat 6,000 yen to as much as 70,500 yen, and permanent residence from 10,000 yen to 200,000 yen. Jenya, a Russian-born voice actor in her 21st year in Japan, wrote on X that being told to pay up or go home is painful when you work, pay tax and raise a family here. Japanese boards answered mostly with the sovereignty argument.