(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 ☐ Residency Management System of Mid to Long-Term Residents, etc

## Residency Management System of Mid to Long-Term Residents

The partial amendment of the Immigration Control Act and other laws, which was promulgated on July 15, 2009, was enforced on July 9, 2012, and a residency management system enabling the Minister of Justice to continuously keep accurate information necessary in managing the residency of foreign nationals in Japan was introduced for mid to long-term residents. This system introduced the following four points: (1) the issuance of a residence card to mid to long-term residents when granting permission pertaining to their stay in Japan, such as landing permission, permission for change of the status of residence and permission for extension of the period of stay; (2) extension of the maximum period of stay from three years to five years; (3) waiver of re-entry permission, in principle, for mid to long-term residents in possession of a valid passport and residence card (including registration certificates treated as a residence card), who will be re-entering Japan within one year of their departure; and (4) abolishment of the system of alien registration on the introduction of the residency management system (provided, however, that the registration certificate currently possessed by mid to long-term residents is treated as a residence card for a certain 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,