Join Date: Dec 2004
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Actually I was curious in response to joejone's friend's situation about entering Japan multiple times as a temporary visitor.
As a side note if/once you get your Long Term Resident status approved, the first thing you should do when you enter Japan on it is get a multiple re-entry permit (6,000 yen). I know some folks on other forums who left Japan without getting the re-entry permit thus invalidating their status when they left the country.