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Public comment: draft amendment to designated activities notice under Immigration Control Act Art. 7(1)(2)

「出入国管理及び難民認定法第七条第一項第二号の規定に基づき同法別表第一の五の表の下欄に掲げる活動を定める件の一部を改正する件」に係る意見公募手続の実施について

Published: 2026-09-29 · Source: e-Gov Public Comment · Stage: Public Comment Open · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Medium · Comment deadline: 2026-10-30 00:00 JST · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-09-30

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AI summary

Generated by AI from the Japanese source metadata. It is an unofficial monitoring aid, not legal advice, and may contain errors. The area, stage, and impact labels are preliminary keyword-based triage labels. Confirm every point in the original Japanese source.

Summary

The Immigration Services Agency has opened a public comment procedure on a draft partial amendment to the notice that specifies the activities listed in the right-hand column of Row 5 of Appended Table I of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, issued under Article 7, paragraph 1, item 2. The draft was announced on 2026-09-29 and comments are accepted until 2026-10-30 00:00. The metadata does not describe the content of the proposed amendment.

Business Impact

If the amendment is later adopted, it could change which activities fall within the relevant residence status category, which may affect organizations that sponsor or employ foreign nationals. The actual scope of any impact cannot be determined from the metadata provided.

Recommended Action

Review the official Japanese public comment page and the attached draft documents to understand the proposed changes and the submission deadline.