Japan considers obliging airlines to deny boarding without JESTA

The government is considering obliging airlines to refuse boarding to foreign nationals who do not apply for the Japan Electronic System for Travel Authorization, or JESTA, or whose applications have been turned down, an outline of a planned bill to revise the immigration control law showed Wednesday.

Also in the outline, the government indicated a plan to raise fees for foreign nationals applying for residency by up to 30 times.

The government plans to adopt the bill soon at a Cabinet meeting and submit it to the ongoing session of parliament.