Japan Relocation Index

How Japan scores

High baseline personal safety and stable governance structures | Strong civil institutions and relatively robust healthcare infrastructure

• Peace and conflict safety87
• Immigrant safety91
• Visa accessibility58
• Residence permit realism64
• Labor market access74
• Healthcare90
• Civil rights84
• Discrimination safety87
• Status security68
• Infrastructure reliability86
• Cost of living sustainability82

Recent news impact

Recent documents were collected, but they do not yet support a confirmed non-zero short-term adjustment.

Sources

• Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (English translation) - Japan Law Translation DatabaseJapanese Law Translation (Ministry of Justice / Ministry of Foreign Affairs related database)
• Immigration Services Agency of Japan: Steps to Working in Japan (Specified Skilled Worker Program support site)Immigration Services Agency of Japan
• Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment (English - Japanese Law Translation)Japanese Law Translation (Ministry of Justice / Ministry of Foreign Affairs related database)
• Freedom in the World 2026: Japan (Country Report) - Freedom HouseFreedom House
• World Report 2026: Japan (Human Rights Watch) - Country ChapterHuman Rights Watch
• 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Japan (Civil Liberties and rule of law discussion) - U.S. Department of StateU.S. Department of State
• 永住者の在留資格の取消しに関するガイドライン案に係る意見募集についてe-Gov Public Comment (Japan)
• Extraordinary Press Conference by Defense Minister Koizumi on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at 8:19 AMJapan Ministry of Defense