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Proof: Japan officially overhauls permanent residency rules

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{"first_seen":"2026-09-30T15:10:30Z","headline":"Japan officially overhauls permanent residency rules","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"japantimes","url":"https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/01/japan/permanent-residency-guidelines-revision/","v":1}

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962e5d61b30a335b4aa0bcc669168ee947afc5e6de5cb72bfe23222cbaf6e670

OpenTimestamps

Submitted to the OpenTimestamps calendars 2026-09-30 15:12 UTC; waiting for a Bitcoin block (usually a few hours).

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• The record pageCaptured 2026-09-30 15:16 UTC — view the capture.
• The story pageCaptured 2026-09-30 15:17 UTC — view the capture.

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-962e5d61b30a.json prints 962e5d61b30a335b4aa0bcc669168ee947afc5e6de5cb72bfe23222cbaf6e670. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. Drop headline-962e5d61b30a.json and headline-962e5d61b30a.json.ots onto opentimestamps.org, which checks the receipt against the Bitcoin block chain. Or, with the OpenTimestamps client and a Bitcoin node: ots verify headline-962e5d61b30a.json.ots (ots upgrade first while the receipt is pending).
3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

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