(5) Where a foreign national has obtained special permission to stay in Japan by deceit or other wrongful means (item (v)).

(6) Where a foreign national staying in Japan with a status of residence listed in the left-hand column of Appended Table I of the Immigration Control Act (Note) has failed to continue to engage in the activity corresponding to that status for three months or more (except for cases where the foreign national has a justifiable reason for not engaging in said activity) (item (vi)).

(7) Where a foreign national staying in Japan with the status of residence of “Spouse or Child of Japanese National” (except for a child of a Japanese national or a child adopted by a Japanese national), or a foreign national staying in Japan with the status of residence of “Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident” (except for a child of a permanent resident) has failed to continue to engage in the activities of a spouse for six months or more (except for cases where the foreign national has a justifiable reason for not engaging in the activity) (item (vii)).

(8) Where a foreign national who has newly become a mid to long-term resident by obtaining a verification for landing or permission for a change of the status of residence has failed to notify the Minister of Justice of his or her place of residence within 90 days of the day on which he or she obtained the permission (except for cases where the person has a justifiable reason for not giving notification of his or her place of residence) (item (viii)).

(9) Where a mid to long-term resident has failed to notify the Minister of Justice of his or her new place of residence within 90 days from the day on which he or she moved out of his or her former place of residence (except for case where the person has a justifiable reason for not giving notification of his or her new place of residence) (paragraph 1(ix)).

(10) Where a mid to long-term resident has notified the Minister of Justice of a false place of residence (item (x)).

## Section 4 ☐ New Residency Management System

On July 9, 2012, the Act to Amend the Immigration Control Act and Other Related Acts promulgated on July 15, 2009 was partially enforced, and a "new residency management system" was introduced. The system enables the Minister of Justice to keep accurate information on mid to long-term residents necessary for management of their residency. The residency management system introduced the following four key points: (i) issuance of residence cards to applicable mid to long-term residents corresponding to the permission pertaining to their status of residence, such as the permission for landing, permission for change of the status of residence or permission for extension of the period of stay; (ii) extension of the maximum period of stay from "3 years" to "5 years"; (iii) in principal, it is no longer mandatory for mid to long-term residents in possession of a valid passport and residence card (including alien registration certificates that are treated as residence cards) who will re-enter Japan within one year of their departure to be in possession of a re-entry permit; (iv) abolition of the alien registration system (provided that the "alien registration certificates" possessed by mid to long-term residents are treated as the "residence cards" for a prescribed period of time).

In further detail, mid to long-term residents refer to foreign nationals who do not come under any of the following items (i) through (vi):

(i) Persons granted permission to stay for 3 months or less,

(ii) Persons granted the status of residence of “Temporary Visitor”,

(iii) Persons granted the status of residence of “Diplomat” or “Official”,

(iv) Persons recognized by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Justice as equivalent to the foreign nationals