Can anyone please explain this document in detail:

http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/newimmiact_1/index.html

It looks like rules for immigration and eijuu are changing but how so? What are the requirements for gaikokutouroku cards?

Theres an english page too.
http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/newimmiact_1/en/index.html

Same system but they are redefining the system "resident card" and the MoJ will manage it. You will have to go to Immigration offices for the card, not local city halls, now. The re-entry permit system is being abolished, if you have a card you can simply re-enter within a year and be fine.

So is it going to be more foreigner friendly even a bit?

j814wong Wrote:So is it going to be more foreigner friendly even a bit?

It just means you can stay longer, and that when you leave (with the intention of coming back) you have an amount of time you can go without having to fill in a load of paperwork to get back in.

animehunter123 Wrote:Can anyone please explain this document in detail:

http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/newimmiact_1/index.html

It looks like rules for immigration and eijuu are changing but how so? What are the requirements for gaikokutouroku cards?

Instead of asking us to explain the document in detail, perhaps you could give us some hint as to what immigration situation you're planning to be in, and we can let you know whether the new system applies to you.

Not having to get a re-entry permit when your　外国人登録 (or whatever will replace it) is still valid is already a big step forward.