Sayonara to All That- Maybe (Updated)

All but a done deal: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/04/japan/permanent-residency-requirements-income/ I have to renew my visa in January 2028, less than one year after the regulations are due to take effect for new applications. With the foreign-owned business visa as precedent, I suspect long-term permanent residents to be affected by the proposed financial requirements for permanent residency which currently apply only to new and future applicants, And so, eventually, I and everyone I know will be ineligible. Update: I have been assured by an American who has been here as long as I - nearly 3 decades- and has considered the matter thoroughly that there's no cause for concern for permanent residents with families, proper jobs, and Japanese skills. I sure hope he's right.