Japan's cabinet submits immigration bill seeking 'well-ordered coexistence'

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Amendments include pre-arrival screening and increased residency renewal fees

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Tourists arrive at Kansai International Airport in Osaka on Feb. 16. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet has submitted a bill to the Diet to amend the Immigration Control Act, marking the government’s latest move in its aim to push forward policies aimed at realizing a “society of well-ordered and harmonious coexistence with foreign nationals.”