AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoImmigration & Visas: Japan will raise visa fees fivefold from July 1, with single-entry jumping to 15,000 yen and multiple-entry to 30,000 yen, a major cost hit for would-be visitors. Fukushima Update: TEPCO finished the 20th ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-tainted wastewater, releasing 7,927 tons (about 157,000 tons total so far). Security & Drills: US-Japan exercises in Kyushu and Okinawa are drawing local opposition, while North Korea’s Kim Jong Un again slammed Japan as a “war state.” Local Governance: Mie Prefecture will not reinstate a Japanese citizenship requirement for hiring this summer; any change would wait until fiscal 2027 at the earliest. Education Privacy: Two Kawasaki schools required students to remove underwear and expose chests during checkups, despite a 2024 government privacy notice. Markets: Japan’s Nikkei slipped after an eight-session winning streak as investors booked profits in AI-linked stocks. Tech & Telecom: NTT Docomo, NEC and 1Finity were picked for a government-funded 6G research program. Business & Culture: Kadokawa faces an activist shareholder fight over its CEO at Wednesday’s AGM, while a new animated documentary on Japanese sake (“Taste of Water”) heads to production.
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