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- Japan will amend passport laws to boost ownership and international exchanges, announced by Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.
- The plan reduces the 10-year passport fee for adults from 16,000 yen to about 9,000 yen.
- The five-year passport fee for people under 18 would fall to 4,500 yen.
- The departure tax would rise from 1,000 yen to over 3,000 yen in July, and a law revision is planned for 2026.
