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news Scmp World 2026-05-24

Japan to monitor social media to find visa overstayers and illegal workers

Japan's immigration authorities plan to use social media analysis to identify visa overstayers and illegal foreign workers amid labor shortages. This initiative aims to reduce the number of those overstaying their visas.

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