Japan's immigration agency on Tuesday released more detailed guidelines that allow the justice minister to grant special residence permission to foreign nationals who are facing deportation, clarifying the factors the minister considers when making a decision.The minister has the authority to allow individuals to remain in the country after reviewing positive and negative factors. Although published guidelines exist, the ministry has provided more specifics to improve transparency, but said its process is unchanged.In the latest guidelines, the Immigration Services Agency newly details "pos…READ FULL ARTICLE
