Picture taken by YOSHIAKI MIURA for The Japan Times

After waiting for almost a month in uncertainty, I was finally able to get “an appointment” at the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in order to get a new Residence Card. This one would last for about 6 months and is given to those who graduated this year from a University in Japan and who have had difficulties returning to their home countries. Since it was my first time going to the Immigration Office in Tokyo I was surprised when I arrived and saw hundreds of people- lined up and scattered in groups waiting outside…