Type one status will be granted to foreigners having certain levels of knowledge or experience. Family members of the holders will not be allowed to come with them. Meanwhile, type two status will be given to highly skilled people, who will be able to stay in Japan for more than five years. They will be allowed to bring their family members to Japan. Source The Japan Times
- Editor of nationalist tabloid Global Times claims China’s death toll was ‘far smaller than India’s’
- It’s the first time state media has acknowledged any casualties in the incident, while Beijing has declined to say how many troops died Source South China Morning Post
The Turkish navy issued three new navigational telexes on Friday reserving areas of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea. Source Ekathimerini
Taiwan has said it had to scramble fighter jets to track approaching Chinese aircraft that also crossed the sensitive mid-line of the Taiwan Strait, in an escalation of tensions as a top United States diplomat visited the self-ruled island in a move that angered Beijing. Source Al Jazeera
