Japan launches new registration system for foreigners

NARITA, Japan - Nguyen Thanh Nho (L), a Vietnamese national, receives his resident card at the immigration control office at Narita airport, near Tokyo, upon his arrival on July 9, 2012, to work as a trainee in Japan. Japan launched a new registration system for foreigners the same day, incorporating those staying in the country longer than 90 days into the same residence registration system as Japanese citizens.

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