October 28, 2025 - The issue of so-called “ghost ... Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female leader, ordered an uncompromising nationwide operation to remove all undocumented residents....

April 27, 2026 - In June 2023, the Japanese Parliament (Diet) passed a controversial amendment to the Immigration Control Act, establishing stricter regulations for asylum seekers and increasing enforcement for deportations.

October 22, 2025 - With the swearing-in of Sanae Takaichi as Japan’s 104th and first female prime minister on Tuesday, online rumors have quickly spread claiming she plans to carry out mass deportations of foreign nationals—a claim for which there is no evidence.

January 31, 2026 - The government plans to double ... months after the zero illegal immigrants plan began, about 120 foreigners have been deported under accompaniment by marshals....

November 5, 2025 - The new deportation rules had been applied to only 25 individuals during a one-year period after the revised law came into force. ... In the first six months of this year, 19,728,400 people entered Japan, up an increase of more than 3 million ...

However, this system of examining ... in recent years. Since then, procedures are taken to forcefully deport boat people from Indochina as illegal aliens, just like other foreigners who are in Japan illegally....

March 3, 2026 - Japan's conservative Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has vowed tougher measures on immigration, but a video circulating online does not show her ordering the deportation of foreigners who are "unable to adjust to Japanese culture" after Muslims ...

Deportation is an administrative measure defined under Japan's Immigration Control Act (the "Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act") that forcibly removes foreign nationals residing in Japan from the country.

they have never been deported or received a departure order; and · they have proved the certainty of their prompt departure from Japan.[20] Such foreigners must depart from Japan within fifteen days.[21] ... An illegal immigrant may be able to stay in Japan legally only if he or she obtains ...

April 8, 2026 - Japan’s tougher deportation drive is deepening fear among asylum seekers and long-term foreign residents, rights groups say, warning that the government’s push to remove more undocumented migrants is clashing with its duty to protect refugees.

November 4, 2025 - Cabinet discusses more deportations, enforcing public insurance payments

November 7, 2025 - False. The new government in Japan has not made mass deportations its first policy nor is it creating a separate ministry for this purpose, according to a spokesperson for Japan’s embassy in Britain.

October 30, 2025 - False. No Ministry for Mass Deportations has been created. AAP FACTCHECK - Japan's new prime minister did not create a ministry for mass deportations as her first action after being sworn in, despite online claims.

April 9, 2026 - The surge in overseas arrivals ... residents,” including stricter screening procedures, faster asylum processing and expanded deportation efforts....

Japanese Government or any authorized international organization. ... Act No. 93 of 1999 . ... Article 61-6. ... Refugee Recognition Act or other laws. ... Any alien who falls under any of the following items shall not enter Japan.

According to one Ministry of Justice bureaucrat responsible for immigration policy, when the revised immigration law was passed by the Japanese Diet, there was an implicit agreement with the Ministry of Justice that it would not aggressively enforce the new employer sanctions law in apparent deference to the large numbers of Japanese companies which need illegal immigrant workers to survive. Ostensibly, the immigration law cannot be effectively enforced because of a lack of resources at the Immigration Bureau (Ministry of Justice) and the woefully insufficient number of immigration officers responsible for the apprehension, detention, and deportation of illegals. There is also reported to be a lack of detention space for illegal aliens.

January 23, 2026 - Japan does not set as high a hurdle for immigration as Switzerland. However, the system is underdeveloped and is unable to even deport criminals to their home countries. There are many flaws, such as people being forced to wait in Japan while their refugee recognition applications are pending.

October 24, 2025 - A department with the same name ... strictly handle foreign nationals who do not follow the rules", but there was no mention of mass deportations....

Article 61-2-13 (Return of the ... of a Deportation Order) ... Cabinet Order No. 319 of October 4, 1951 ... Article 1The purpose of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act is to provide for equitable control over the entry into and departure from Japan of all persons ...

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