Japan foreigner entry visa fees to be hiked 5-fold to 15,000 yen from July

The Japanese government on Friday decided to raise single-entry visa fees for foreigners fivefold to 15,000 yen ($90) from 3,000 yen beginning in July, marking the first increase since 1978 amid inflation and the yen's depreciation.Issuance fees for multiple-entry visas, which allow visitors to enter Japan multiple times over a set period, will be hiked from 6,000 yen to 30,000 yen."We do not expect the move to have an immediate impact on inbound tourism," Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said during a press conference.The hikes are expected to bring Japan's visa issuance fees closer to t…READ FULL ARTICLE