The Archive · 1939

Residence in Japan

All Foreigners Required To Register

Tokyo, Apr. 12.

All foreigners who desire to reside in Japan are required to register, according to new regulations effective on May 1 "he resident should unless he ill, go personally to the police station of the district in which he lives and fill out an application, which will be provided by the station, for permission to stay in Japan. Each person must take two pictures and hold passport It is understood that the application will normally be granted at the time it is requested. Then the foreigner will be qualified to register a resident.

Each person will be expected to submit two photographs, which, it is stated, "will be checked with his face io see that they match Simultaneously, the head of each household will be required to fill out another form termed "a report of residence."—Reuter.

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