3-year work visa changed to 5 years, w00t!

[Taro Toporific]

Japan set to accept more skilled foreign professionals
Thursday May 18, 7:20 PM--(Kyodo) _Japan is set to accept more foreign professionals by introducing more flexible immigration policies, the government said Thursday in line with a set of policy targets adopted by a government pane...the government will extend the legal limit on the length of stay for them to five years from the current three years on a nationwide basis....Not only academic researchers but also investors, business managers and experts on information processing are subject...more...

[fatslug]

does that include english teachers ?

[nullpointer]

Anyonw know if this has already gone into effect?

[Blah Pete]

If you have a five year visa do you still get the photo and finger print treatment?