[タメ口 Japanese Immersion] Japan's New Visa Rules: Are Foreigners Still Welcome? [JLPT N3, N2, and N1]

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・永住（えいじゅう） permanent residence

・更新料（こうしんりょう） renewal fee

・ポッドキャスト風（ふう） podcast-style

・ハードルが上（あ）がる the hurdle/bar is raised

・厚生年金（こうせいねんきん） employees' pension insurance

・国民年金（こくみんねんきん） national pension

・目立（めだ）つ to stand out / be conspicuous

・どうにかする to do something about / manage

・排除（はいじょ）する to exclude / remove / eliminate

・ファミレス family restaurant

・不幸（ふこう）になる to become unhappy / miserable

・インフラ infrastructure

・奪（うば）う to rob / steal / take away

・なのに even though / despite that

・かと言（い）って having said that / even so

・少なくとも at least

・フラットに neutrally / objectively / impartially

・平均年収（へいきんねんしゅう） average annual income

・優先（ゆうせん）する to prioritize / give priority

・お互い（おたがい） each other / mutual

・移民（いみん） immigrant / immigration

・しゃもじ rice paddle

・タンパク質（たんぱくしつ） protein

・ダラダラと sluggishly / aimlessly / casually

・感情（かんじょう）ベース emotion-based / based on feelings

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[関連ニュース🔻]

（English）

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/27/japan/japan-permanent-residency-rules-reaction/

（日本語）

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/a3a7a357ffd2dda622c8b91ae50c5372f1086385

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