Taxes, pension and health insurance premiums must be paid to retain status
Japan had some 880,000 foreigners with permanent residence permits as of the end of June 2023, according to the Immigration Services Agency.
Nikkei staff writers | Japan
TOKYO -- Japan will consider revoking permanent residence permits of foreigners who continuously fail to pay taxes and social security insurance premiums, government officials said on Friday.
The government plans to submit a bill to the current session of the Diet to revise related laws to the permanent residence permit system. The amendment will be aimed at requiring permanent foreign residents to strictly live up to their requirements as bearers of the nation's social security regime.
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