Travelers from overseas gather after their arrival at Narita International Airport in Narita, Japan. Photo by FRANCK ROBICHON / EPA
July 20 (Asia Today) -- Japan plans to add about 230 immigration officers during the current fiscal year as it strengthens enforcement against unauthorized residency and employment, according to a Japanese media report Monday.
The Immigration Services Agency plans to recruit more than 200 immigration control officers and examiners, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported.
The government could approve revisions to the relevant enforcement ordinance at a Cabinet meeting as early as the end of July.
Adding personnel on this scale in the middle of a fiscal year, rather than through the regular hiring and budget process, is unusual.
