# Japan’s Sanae Takaichi announces tougher measures for foreigners seeking permanent residency

https://mins.news/en/video/81640

- euronews, 2026-10-01 10:03 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCaVumkEyg4

> Japan’s Sanae Takaichi has announced tighter measures for foreigners seeking permanent residency. The conservative leader is moving to fulfil election promises centred on sweeping immigration reforms after her historic supermajority victory in February.

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