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The Diet on July 8 revised immigration laws to unify administrative work related to foreigners under the central government. The revision of the Basic Resident Registration Law will affect all foreigners who remain in Japan more than 3 months. The bills will abolish alien registration cards issued by local municipalities and instead (more…)

Scott McCaskie
General Manager
Allied Pickfords

By Chris Betros/Japan Today Editor in Chief
TOKYO—

Since the recession started hammering Japan last year, many companies have cut back on staff, creating an exodus of expat workers and their families … which means that moving companies are being kept pretty busy. One of those is Allied Pickfords, which is part of SIRVA Inc, the largest moving and relocation services company in the world with more than 800 offices in 40 countries.

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