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Based on 10 verified sources covering Thailand, Finland, Myanmar:

Foreign residents in Japan holding the country's specified skilled worker status totaled a record 390,296 at the end of 2025, the Immigration Services Agency said Friday. [1]

JAKARTA -- Indonesia on Monday officially launched its Global Citizenship visa program, offering lifetime residency to foreign nationals with blood or family ties to the country, in a bid to lure back talent amid a growing brain drain. [2]

PATTAYA, Thailand – As a business lawyer regularly handling visa structuring, investment matters, and long-term residency planning in Thailand, I continue [3]

President Donald Trump has imposed a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applicants and introduced a $1 million residency visa, prompting backlash from businesses, immigration lawyers, and foreign governments. [4]

NEW DELHI: Renuka, a 42-year-old school teacher from Bhopal’s Ujjain and a mother of two, was looking to pursue an MA in psychology alongside her job to upgrade her qualifications. [5]

Takuya Matsuda is an assistant professor at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, Japan and a Non-Resident Fellow in the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) in Philadelphia. [6]

Ministry of Social Affairs and Health granted state aid to strengthen mental health services for university students Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Date of publication 20 March 2026 13.42 p.m. (translated from fi) [7]

SAO PAULO -- Japan's new residency program for fourth-generation Japanese descendants living overseas did not attract a single Japanese-Brazilian applicant in its first three months. [8]

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[1] MM www.japantimes.co.jp · 2026-03-27 · 75% match

Japan's tally of specified skilled workers hits record 390,296

Foreign residents in Japan holding the country's specified skilled worker status totaled a record 390,296 at the end of 2025, the Immigration Services Agency said Friday.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-01-26 · 71% match

Indonesia launches 'global citizenship' visa with little fanfare

JAKARTA -- Indonesia on Monday officially launched its Global Citizenship visa program, offering lifetime residency to foreign nationals with blood or family ties to the country, in a bid to lure back talent amid a growing brain drain.

[3] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2026-02-21 · 62% match

Thailand Privilege vs LTR in 2026: Key facts to know before you decide

PATTAYA, Thailand – As a business lawyer regularly handling visa structuring, investment matters, and long-term residency planning in Thailand, I continue

[4] FI www.helsinkitimes.fi · 2025-09-21 · 71% match

Trump confirms $100K visa fee is one-time as $1M ‘Gold Card’ sparks debate

President Donald Trump has imposed a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applicants and introduced a $1 million residency visa, prompting backlash from businesses, immigration lawyers, and foreign governments.

[5] MM timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 2026-03-26 · 42% match

Why your IGNOU degree may be rendered invalid

NEW DELHI: Renuka, a 42-year-old school teacher from Bhopal’s Ujjain and a mother of two, was looking to pursue an MA in psychology alongside her job to upgrade her qualifications.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-04-21 · 66% match

Getting the Quad ready for a protracted war

Takuya Matsuda is an assistant professor at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, Japan and a Non-Resident Fellow in the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) in Philadelphia.

[7] FI valtioneuvosto.fi · 2026-03-20 · 32% match translated from fi

Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö myönsi valtionavustusta korkeakouluopiskelijoiden mielenterveyspalvelujen vahvistamiseen

Ministry of Social Affairs and Health granted state aid to strengthen mental health services for university students Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Date of publication 20 March 2026 13.42 p.m.

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[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-10-25 · 75% match

Japanese-Brazilians snub Tokyo's diaspora residency program

SAO PAULO -- Japan's new residency program for fourth-generation Japanese descendants living overseas did not attract a single Japanese-Brazilian applicant in its first three months.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-08-23 · 75% match

Thailand residency visa program hit as COVID spooks Chinese

BANGKOK -- After achieving two years of record growth, Thailand's long-term residency program, the "elite visa," is now stalling.

[10] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-11-24 · 75% match

‘Caring Booth’ program launched for residents to consult doctors via video calls

BANGKOK, Thailand – The Ministry of Public Health has launched the “Caring Booth” program, an innovative telemedicine service under Thailand’s 30-Baht

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