Those British Strawberries Are Being Picked by Central Asian Workers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/world/europe/uk-brexit-seasonal-farm-workers-central-asia.html

The Japanese government has decided to raise the fees for visas for foreign nationals by revising a related Cabinet order, with the higher rates taking effect July 1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/20/japan/japan-raise-visa-fees/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #visas #immigration #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency #expats #tourism #cabinet

The Liberal Democratic Party has proposed tougher land acquisition controls in security-sensitive areas and stricter screening of foreign residents. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/12/japan/politics/ldp-proposal-foreign-property-ownership/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #visas #immigrationservicesagency #foreignworkers #expats

Judge Throws Out Trump Administration’s Policy Imposing $100,000 Fees for H-1B Visas

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/us/politics/judge-visa-skilled-workers-fee-trump.html

An opposition lawmaker has hit out against Japan's recently tightened immigration rules, cautioning that they could tarnish the country's image with a shift toward exclusionism and xenophobia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/japan/society/business-manager-visa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #sakurauchikoshi #visas #immigrationservicesagency #foreignworkers

Manish Kumar had served curries and biryani out of his Saitama restaurant for 18 years, until Japan's stricter visa rules upended his livelihood almost overnight. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2026/06/08/our-lives/indian-restaurateur-business-visa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #immigration #expats #india #saitama #visas #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency

Brokers working for shady immigration firms have long been suspected of being behind some foreign nationals obtaining business manager visas in Japan through questionable means, which helped lead to tighter restrictions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/japan/immigration-business-visas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #foreignworkers #visas

Owners ordered to pay $100K in wages say they didn't know foreign workers were employed at their hotel
The owners of a hotel chain who are appealing orders to pay more than $100,000 in owed wages to three foreign workers say they weren't even aware two of the workers were employed at one of the company's Manitoba hotels.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/unpaid-wages-migrant-workers-labour-board-9.7222220?cmp=rss

Owners ordered to pay $100K in wages say they didn't know foreign workers were employed at their hotel
The owners of a hotel chain who are appealing orders to pay more than $100,000 in owed wages to three foreign workers say they weren't even aware two of the workers were employed at one of the company's Manitoba hotels.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/unpaid-wages-migrant-workers-labour-board-9.7222220?cmp=rss

Owners ordered to pay $100K in wages say they didn't know foreign workers were employed at their hotel
The owners of a hotel chain who are appealing orders to pay more than $100,000 in owed wages to three foreign workers say they weren't even aware two of the workers were employed at one of the company's Manitoba hotels.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/unpaid-wages-migrant-workers-labour-board-9.7222220?cmp=rss