Visa requirements for entrepreneurs to be relaxed
METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) and MOJ (Ministry of Justice) work on ease restrictions on visas for foreign entrepreneurs. To welcome talented foreign entrepreneurs, the Japanese government plans to grant Business Manager visas to applicants without a physical office space if they meet certain requirements. Currently, securing a physical office space is one of the requirements for Business Manager visa.
An article from Nikkei Shimbun dated August 20, 2018
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