I wrote an article for the Japan Times this week about the Regional Immigration Bureau. The government is now allowing foreigners to change their visa status online, without needing to go to the building.
I found it ironic that although the Immigration Bureau monitors and deports people, you can find a very diverse group of people there. That is because, until now, almost every foreigner has had to visit periodically.
When I went there recently, I found it strange that none of the staff seemed to speak English or Chinese, or other foreign languages. All of the announcements were only in Japanese.
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