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"Journalist"

"Journalist" or /ho-do/ in Japanese is one of "Status of Residence" defined by Japanese immigration law.

Persons qualified for "Journalist"
- newspaper journalists, magazine journalists, editors, news cameramen, announcers
etc.

Period of Stay

"Period of Stay" will be determined among one of the followings.
5-year, 3-year, 1-year or 3-month.

Spouse and Children

Spouse and/or Children of a person who is staying in Japan under the status of "Journalist" will be qualified for the status "Dependent".

List of "Status of Residence"
Table I (1)	Diplomat Official Professor Artist Religious Activities Journalist
Table I (2)	Highly Skilled Professional   Business Manager   Legal/Accounting Services   Medical Services   Researcher   Instructor   Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services   Intracompany Transferee   Nursing Care   Entertainer   Skilled Labor   Specified Skilled Worker Technical Intern Training
Table I (3)	Cultural Activities Temporary Visitor
Table I (4)	Student Trainee Dependent
Table I (5)	Designated Activities
Table II	Permanent Resident Spouse or Child of Japanese national Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident Long Term Resident
Special Permanent Resident	Special Permanent Resident

Immigration Assistance

As a registered immigration/visa specialist or "Gyoseishoshi", we can offer various services related to immigration procedures.

Services we can offer are

Consultation - to find out Status of Residence/Procedures that may best suit you and/or your family member, etc.
Documentation - to prepare and/or advice the documents you need to submit to the Immigration Bureau
Representation/Agency - to submit the documents and communicate with the Immigration Bureau on your behalf

and so forth.

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Followings are extracted from the web site of Japanese government. However, some of them might be old and different from the present rule. Please use at your own risk.

Authorized Activities (Appended Table I (1), Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act)
本邦において行うことができる活動（出入国管理及び難民認定法　別表第一　一）

News coverage and other journalistic activities conducted based on a contract with foreign news media.

外国の報道機関との契約に基づいて行う取材その他の報道上の活動

日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム（令和元年法律第六十三号 改正）版で条文再確認

基準（出入国管理及び難民認定法第七条第一項第二号の基準を定める省令・省令第十六号）

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Period of Stay (Appended Table II (Re. Art. 3))
在留期間（出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則　別表第二 （第三条関係））

5 years, 3 years, 1 year, or 3 months

五年、三年、一年又は三月

日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム（令和元年法務省令第二十九号 改正）版で条文再確認

Materials (Appended Table III (Re. Art. 6, 6-2, 20, 21-3 and 24))
資料（出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則　別表第三 （第六条、第六条の二、第二十条、第二十一条の三、第二十四条関係））

Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position and renumeration

活動の内容、期間、地位及び報酬を証する文書

日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム（令和元年法務省令第二十九号 改正）版で条文再確認

Materials (Appended Table III (6) (Re. Art. 21 and 21-2))
資料（出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則　別表第三の六 （第二十一条、第二十一条の二関係））

(i) Document proving the continuance of the dispatch period or of the contract period by the foreign news media;

一　外国の報道機関からの派遣又は契約の継続を証する文書

(ii) certificate proving the foreign national's annual income and the amount of tax paid.

二　年間の収入及び納税額に関する証明書

日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム（令和元年法務省令第二十九号 改正）版で条文再確認

Agent (Appended Table IV (Re. Art. 6-2))
代理人（出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則　別表第四 （第六条の二関係））

Staff member of the resident office in Japan of the foreign news media which signed a contract with the person themselves or the organization in Japan which the person themselves is to belong to and engage in journalistic activities

本人と契約を結んだ外国の報道機関の本邦駐在機関又は本人が所属して報道上の活動を行うこととなる本邦の機関の職員

日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム（令和元年法務省令第二十九号 改正）版で条文再確認

Working visa
Professor 「教授」 Artist 「芸術」 Religious Activities 「宗教」 Journalist 「報道」 Business Manager 「経営・管理」 Legal/Accounting Services 「法律・会計業務」 Medical Services 「医療」 Researcher 「研究」 Instructor 「教育」 Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services 「技術・人文知識・国際業務」 Intracompany Transferee 「企業内転勤」 Nursing Care 「介護」 Entertainer 「興行」 Skilled Labor 「技能」

Highly skilled professional visa
Highly Skilled Professional 「高度専門職」

General visa
Cultural Activities 「文化活動」 Student 「留学」 Trainee 「研修」 Dependent 「家族滞在」

Specified visa
Spouse or Child of Japanese national 「日本人の配偶者等」 Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident 「永住者の配偶者等」 Long Term Resident 「定住者」 Designated Activities 「特定活動」

Permanent Residency
Permanent Resident 「永住者」 Special Permanent Resident 「特別永住者」

Visiting visa
Temporary Visitor 「短期滞在」

Diplomatic visa
Diplomat 「外交」

Official visa
Official 「公用」