Japan's business manager residence status, introduced a decade ago to lure entrepreneurs from overseas, has become increasingly popular. More than 41,000 people held it last year. But concerns have ...

Japan will tighten the rules for foreigners applying for its business manager residency status from Thursday. The government said the minimum capital required will rise from 5 million yen to 30 ...

Japan will tighten rules for its business manager visa starting next Thursday, sharply raising the minimum investment requirement for foreign entrepreneurs from ¥5 million to ¥30 million ($197,000), ...

Tokyo mulls raising investment threshold for business manager permits amid concerns it is an 'easy route' to permanent residency Japan is considering increasing the minimum investment threshold for ...

Japan’s regional economies are facing severe labor shortages. Their survival depends on their ability to persuade foreign workers to stay. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo and ...