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“annual salary” must reach 70 points or more. In addition, with regard to “Highly-Skilled Professional (ii)”, the total number of points must be 70 points or more as with “Highly-Skilled Professional (i)”, and moreover, the requirement was set that the foreign national must have been residing in Japan for three years or more with the status of residence of “Highly-Skilled Professional (i)” and to have engaged in the activities for that status, to have demonstrated good behavior and to be deemed to suit Japan’s interests.

## (1) Preferential Treatment for “Highly-Skilled Professional (i)”

A. Grant of the “five years” period of stay

B. Permission for multiple purposes of activities

C. Permission for the spouse of the highly-skilled professional to work ( $ ^{*1} $ )

D. Permission for the parent(s) to accompany the highly-skilled professional to Japan under certain conditions $ (^{*2}) $

E. Easing of requirements for permanent residence

F. Permission for a domestic worker to accompany the highly-skilled professional to Japan under certain conditions $ (^{*3}) $

G. Preferential processing of entry and residence procedures

## (2) Preferential Treatment for “Highly-Skilled Professional (ii)”

A. In conjunction with the activities of “Highly-Skilled Professional (i)”, permitted to engage in almost all of statuses of residence based on employment

B. Granted an indefinite period of stay

C. Eligible for the preferential treatment of the abovementioned (1) from C. to F.

Although the status of residence of “Highly-Skilled Professional (ii)” has no restrictions on the period of stay and cannot be granted at the time of landing similar to the status of residence of “Permanent Resident”, it differs from the status of residence of “Permanent Resident” which has no restrictions on activities, because the status of residence of “Highly-Skilled Professional (ii)” requires engaging in activities as a highly-skilled professional. As a result, if a foreign national residing with the status of residence of “Highly-Skilled Professional (ii)” does not engage in the activities as a highly-skilled professional for an ongoing period of six months or more, this may become grounds for revocation of the status of residence, and there are certain requirements which are not imposed on the status of residence of “Permanent Resident” such as the requirement to give a notification on the organization of affiliation (workplace, etc.) to the Minister of Justice. On the other hand, the status of residence of “Highly-Skilled Professional (ii)” is given preferential immigration treatment which is not accorded to “Permanent Resident” such as allowing parents or domestic staff to accompany the highly-skilled professional.
## ③ Situation of Acceptance

After the start of the system in May 2012, the cumulative number of cases of recognition up until the end of 2013 was a low number of 845, but the number of new cases of recognition has increased significantly following the institutional reforms made in December of the same year. The “Japan Revitalization Strategy 2016” (approved by the Cabinet on June 2, 2016) set a goal of recognition of 10,000 highly-skilled professionals by the end of 2020, and so far, 5,917 foreign nationals have been recognized as highly-skilled professionals since the start of the system until the end of August 2016.

Reference 69 Changes in the total number of cases of recognition through the points-based system for highly-skilled professionals

## 4 Publicity Measures

It is important to proactively conduct publicity measures and to promote the use of the points-based system for highly-skilled professionals in order to have as many highly-skilled foreign nationals utilize the system as possible. Therefore, the Immigration Bureau has been conducting the following kinds of publicity measures.

(i) A special “Points-based System for Highly-Skilled Foreign Professionals” page was created for the Immigration Bureau’s website on which easily-comprehensible explanations on the system can be found in Japanese and English (Japanese: http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/newimmiact_3/index.html, English: http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/newimmiact_3/en/index.html).

In addition, as well as attaching banners to specially prepared pages on the websites of the relevant ministries and agencies, we have been airing videos of the points-based system for highly-skilled professionals using the government public relations broadcasting site, “Japanese Government Internet TV”.

(ii) We have created leaflets which clearly show at a glance how the points are calculated, and in coordination with the relevant ministries and agencies, we have been sending officers to the various conferences hosted by the companies, universities and other organizations, which are likely to employ the highly-skilled professionals, in order to give a talk explaining the system.
## Article: The Basic Plan for Immigration Control (5th Edition)

The Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act provides for the Minister of Justice to formulate a plan, which serves as the basis for the measures on control of the entry and residence of foreign nationals, for the purpose of equitable control over immigration affairs.

This plan is referred to as the Basic Plan for Immigration Control, and while taking into consideration the report of the 6th Immigration Policy Discussion Panel, which is the private consultative group for the Minister of Justice, and the opinions through Public Comments etc., discussions are held with the relevant administrative organs, and then the plan is formulated for a period of approximately five years.

The 5th Basic Plan for Immigration Control, which was formulated in September 2015 stipulated the following six points as the basic policy of future immigration control administration, and development of the necessary measures:

○Proactive acceptance of foreign nationals vitalizing the Japanese economy and society,

○Building of a new system of technical intern training from the perspective of further promoting international contributions to developing countries, etc.,

○ Contributing to the realization of a symbiotic society co-existing with foreign nationals who have been accepted into Japan,

○ Contributing to the realization of a tourism-oriented country through fast and smooth implementation of immigration procedures for foreign national visiting Japan,

○Reinforcement of strict but appropriate immigration examinations and countermeasures against illegal residents etc. in order to realize a safe and secure society,

○Promotion of appropriate and prompt asylum for refugee in light of Japanese standing as a member of the international community with regard to the issue of refugees.
### Chapter 4. Smooth and Strict Implementation of Immigration Examination at the Port of Entry

In order to contribute to the realization of a tourism-oriented country, it is important on the one hand to strive to implement smooth landing examinations for the majority of foreign nationals, who come to Japan without causing any problems, but in order to realize a society where Japanese nationals and foreign nationals can live together harmoniously, it is also necessary to implement strict landing examinations and reliably prevent the entry of foreign nationals whose objective is terrorism, illegal work or other illegal activities.

The number of foreign nationals entering Japan in 2015 reached approximately 19 million and it is expected that this number will continue to increase in the future, but since acts of terrorism are taking place in many parts of the world and Japanese nationals have been held captive and murdered, the Immigration Bureau has been working to reconcile the seemingly conflicting goals of stricter yet smoother examinations through the implementation of strict and smooth examinations depending on the case.

## Section 1 ◆ Efforts to Promote a Tourism-Oriented Country

## 1 Automated Gates

## (1) Promotion of Use of the Automated Gates

Japanese nationals and foreign nationals satisfying certain requirements (in possession of re-entry permission, etc.), who have registered in advance as users of the automated gates, are able to undergo the immigration procedures using the automated gates and do not have to undergo the usual examination by the immigration inspector at the immigration examination booth, and in this way, smooth but strict examinations are being further promoted. Following the installation of the automated gates at Narita Airport in November 2007, automated gates were installed at Chubu Airport and Kansai Airport in September 2009 and were additionally installed at Haneda Airport in October 2010, and by the end of FY 2015, 70 automated gates had been installed throughout the country.

User registration of automated gates was started at the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau and the Narita Airport District Immigration Office in November 2007, followed by the Nagoya Regional Immigration Bureau, the Chubu Airport District Immigration Office, the Osaka Regional Immigration Bureau and the Kansai Airport District Immigration Office in September 2009, and the Haneda Airport

Automated gates

On-site registration using a mobile device to register as a user of the automated gates
(i) Foreign nationals of countries/regions to which Japan accords visa exemption measures vis-à-vis those who intend to enter with the status of residence of “Temporary Visitor” (provided, however, that this excludes countries for which these measures have been suspended and countries for which measures to encourage visa acquisition are being taken) (*)

(ii) Foreign nationals of 18 years of age or above (except for accompanying spouses)

(iii) Savings of 30 million yen and over (possible to aggregate the savings of husband and wife)

(iv) Subscription to medical insurance

## 5 Other Measures to Reduce the Waiting Time for Examinations

Measures are being implemented to reduce the waiting time for landing examinations such as simplifying a disembarkation card for foreign nationals (omission of some of a previously required details), which is submitted by the foreign national to the immigration inspector at the time of the landing examination (enforced from April 1, 2016), and increasing the number of booths through the installment of a newly-arranged examination booth in which two immigration inspectors are located front and back to conduct a landing examination respectively at the same time.

Newly-arranged

examination booth

## Section 2 ◆ Strengthened Countermeasures at the Port of Entry

## 1 Immigration Examinations Utilizing Information

## (1) Implementation of Immigration Examinations Through the Use of Biometric Information

Since November 20, 2007, foreign nationals who intend to enter Japan have been required to submit their biometric information (fingerprints and a facial photograph). This enables the Immigration Bureau to accurately and promptly confirm that the applicant for the verification for landing is the same as the passport holder, and to check the applicant against the blacklist maintained by the Immigration Bureau. In addition, it has become possible to stringently detect those who have previously been deported and again try to enter Japan illegally using forged passports or the passports of other people by checking their information against the data on fingerprints and facial photographs of those who departed under a departure order or who were deported in the past retained by the Immigration Bureau. The total number

of foreign nationals who were ordered to leave or deported from Japan through the utilization of personal identification information was approximately 6,200 during the period from the commencement of landing examinations utilizing personal identification information to the end of December 2015.

On the other hand, there have been many cases of foreign nationals who attempted to enter Japan illegally using fake fingerprints created by causing direct injury to their fingers

Immigration examination through

the use of biometric information
on illegal foreign nationals entering and departing from Japan and conduct various joint drills, while reinforcing their cooperation with the related ministries and agencies. These mobile teams conduct patrols at the seaports and coastal areas under their jurisdictions and search onboard ships in port, as well as conducting investigations and detection of suspects, related suspects and brokers in connection with illegal immigration issues.

Joint drill

Patrol activity

Detection on a smuggling boat
## Article: Preparations for the G7 Ise-Shima Summit

As measures to prepare for the G7 Ise-Shima Summit, the Immigration Bureau established the "Headquarters for Ise-Shima Summit Measures" within the Immigration Bureau (February 26, 2016), and the "Ise-Shima Summit Operations Room" in the Ministry of Justice (April 3, 2016) in order to form an around-the-clock system for liaison and coordination with the regional immigration offices, police and other agencies, designated the period from the day the Operations Room was established to the day following the end date of the Summit (May 28, 2016) as the "Period for Special Reinforcement of Landing Examinations", and strengthened the border measures such as by ensuring the implementation of even stricter landing examinations.

In particular, the system was reinforced for the period immediately prior to the Summit through the dispatch of additional officers from all around the country to Nagoya Regional Immigration Bureau and Chubu Airport District Immigration Office.

With regard to specific landing examinations, in order to reliably prevent the entry of terrorists and anti-globalism activists, etc., the Immigration Bureau continued to steadily implement the various measures pertaining to landing examinations for border measures as before, such as the implementation of landing examinations utilizing personal identification information, but also implemented new measures utilizing the results of information collection and analysis by categorizing the individuals requiring careful examination through analysis of the information in passenger name records (PNRs) by the Center of Collection and Analysis of Intelligence, and used these results to prevent the entry of terrorists and other high-risk individuals. In addition to this, in order to strengthen the immigration control structure for border measures, the Immigration Bureau implemented the reinforcement of on-board immigration examinations and patrols at the seaports, and during the period prior to the Summit, reinforced the landing examinations at the seaports such as by implementing on-site inspections, etc. aboard vessels in collaboration with Japan Customs, the Japan Coast Guard and other relevant agencies, targeting vessels coming directly into port from abroad to seaports in Mie prefecture, where Kashikojima, the venue for the Summit meeting was located and the seaports on the east coasts of the neighboring prefectures of Aichi prefecture and Wakayama prefecture.

While implementing such strict landing examinations, the Immigration Bureau also took care to properly conduct smooth immigration examinations for the heads of state, dignitaries and government delegations participating in the Ise-Shima Summit with the cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other relevant ministries and agencies.
local police authorities.

In addition, since it has come to our attention that illegal foreign residents recently tend to be concentrated in smaller groups and are scattered throughout the country, the Immigration Bureau has been endeavoring to improve collection and analysis of various kinds of information pertaining to illegal foreign residents, and has been making efforts to promote efficient and effective exposure through assembling immigration control officers who engage in detection tailored to the target of the detection.

## (2) Preparation of an Environment Facilitating Voluntary Appearance

The Immigration Bureau introduced a departure order system as a measure to encourage illegal foreign residents existing in various parts of the country to appear at the immigration office voluntarily, and took other measures, including a revision of the “Guidelines on Special Permission to Stay in Japan” $ (^{*1}) $ and publication of such cases, as well as public relations activities to encourage voluntary appearance at an immigration office.

The departure order system is a system where, unlike with the deportation procedures, foreign nationals staying illegally beyond their authorized period of stay, who meet certain criteria such as appearing in person to make a declaration in order to depart from Japan, are able to depart through simple procedures without being taken into custody (see Part 1, Section 5, Subsection ⑤ below), and 3,573 foreign nationals were issued with a departure order based on this system in 2015.

Meanwhile, the “Guidelines on Special Permission to Stay in Japan” which was approved and announced in 2006 was revised in July 2009 in order to increase the transparency of the operations. The revised guideline shows that if an illegal foreign resident appears at the immigration office voluntarily, this is considered a positive factor in the judgment on adjustment of their legal status.

The Immigration Bureau is also taking measures to further publicize the departure order system and the revised guideline on special permission to stay in Japan by conducting active public relations activities, improving the environment for voluntary appearances, and aiming to encourage illegal foreign residents to voluntarily appear at the immigration office $ (^{*2}) $ .

## Section 2 ◆ Implementation of Measures Against Imposter Foreign Residents

## 1 Countermeasures Against Imposter Foreign Residents, etc

“Imposter residents” are foreign nationals who are residing in Japan having illegally received entry or landing permission as though they come under one of the statuses of residence having disguised their identity or activities such as by using forged or altered documents or false documents under the cover of a fake marriage, fake studies or fake employment, etc., or they may not necessarily have concealed the purpose of their activities from the onset but are currently engaged in illegal work which is far
related administrative matters that the Immigration Bureau is responsible for which need improving, including procedures for recognizing refugee status, and to exchange information on the provision of housing, with the assistance of refugee support groups, for refugees awaiting the results of their application for recognition of refugee status.

In accordance with the three-party discussions based on this memorandum, during the period of April 2012 and March 2014, the Immigration Bureau implemented a “pilot project”, which the Immigration Bureau requested Forum for Refugees Japan to secure a residence for foreign nationals claiming to be a refugee at Narita Airport for whom securing a residence was difficult and Landing Permission for Temporary Refuge or Permission for Provisional Stay was granted to foreign nationals for whom acceptance was possible.

Following the discussions among the three parties, measures similar to this project are being implemented at Narita, Haneda, Chubu Centrair and Kansai airport.
### Chapter 7. Responses to International Society and International Situations

## Section 1 ☐ Treaties and International Conventions

## ① Major Actions for Negotiations for the Conclusion of EPAs with Other Countries

The Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are agreements which aim to promote liberalization and facilitation of trade between signatory nations, as well as the coordination of policies, relaxation of regulations, and cooperation in various economic areas, including tariffs, trade in services, investment, intellectual property, and personal exchanges. The Immigration Bureau has been actively involved in negotiations for the conclusion of EPAs with various countries: Singapore (effective date: November 2002), Mexico (April 2005), Chile (September 2007), Thailand (November 2007), Indonesia (July 2008), the Philippines (December 2008), Switzerland (September 2009), Viet Nam (October 2009), India (August 2011), Peru (March 2012), and Australia (January 2015); and has been responsible for the part in the negotiations in relation to the “movement of natural persons”.

As of April 2016, the Immigration Bureau has mainly been involved in negotiations for the conclusion of EPAs with Canada, Colombia, EU and Turkey, etc.

## ② Acceptance of Nurse and Certified Care Worker Candidates Based on EPAs

From the point of view of strengthening bilateral cooperation in economic activities, Japan commenced the acceptance of nurse and certified care worker candidates, who aim to acquire Japanese national nursing qualifications or national certified care worker qualifications, from Indonesia in FY 2008, the Philippines in FY 2009, and Viet Nam in FY 2014. The number of foreign nationals accepted as nurse and certified care worker candidates based on EPAs up until FY 2015 was 1,513 from Indonesia, 1,297 from the Philippines, and 290 from Viet Nam.

## 3 Reports and Examinations in Accordance with Human Rights Treaties

Japan is a signatory to various treaties, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD), and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT). With regard to government reports on the status of the implementation of those treaties, the Immigration Bureau is involved in the drafting of reports, review of the government reports, and follow-up thereof from the perspective of immigration control administration.
## 4 Responses to the Bilateral Travel Facilitation Initiative

“The U.S.-Japan Joint Statement: The United States and Japan: Shaping the Future of the Asia-Pacific and Beyond (Annex: Leaders Statement on U.S.-Japan Bilateral Exchanges)” dated April 25, 2014 referred to Japan’s participation in the U.S. Global Entry Program (GEP), and the Immigration Bureau, also thinking that the GEP would contribute to expedite immigration procedures for both countries, vigorously pursued considerations for participation in the program. Subsequently, on April 28, 2015, an outline agreement was reached at the U.S.-Japan summit meeting on the implementation of a bilateral travel facilitation initiative pertaining to the U.S. Global Entry Program (GEP) and Japan Trusted Traveler Program (a Japanese new program making foreign nationals who have been identified as “trusted travelers” eligible to use the automated gates (see Chapter 4, Section 1, Subsection ① (2) above)) and on October 20 in the same year, a Joint Statement was exchanged by the U.S. and Japanese authorities.

## Section 2 ☐ International Conferences

The Migration Experts Sub-Group Meeting, one of the sub groups of the G8/7 Rome-Lyon Group, which is a working experts' group to discuss measures against international terrorism and transnational organized crime is discussing measures that the G8/7 members should take cooperatively in the area of illegal immigration and the forgery or alteration of documents.

In 2015, two meetings were held in Germany and Tokyo, and officials from the Immigration Bureau attended the meetings to exchange information and opinions with their counterparts in other countries.

In addition to the international meetings mentioned above, the Immigration Bureau sends officials to attend meetings on promotion of measures against trafficking in persons and consular services, etc., to express Japan's position actively and build cooperative relations with other countries. The Immigration Bureau also sends officials to participate in multinational meetings, such as the International Air Transport Association (IATA)/Control Authorities Working multinational Group (CAWG) for the purpose of information sharing and exchanging opinions.