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by bob001 54 days ago
Yeah, if the foreign entrepreneur argument is that they're helping the Japanese economy and not just barely sustaining another person in japan then the new requirements seem exactly in line with that?
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I know several young people who have migrated to Japan and due to the low cost of starting a company ended up building great businesses with pretty serious revenue and employee ten to hundreds of staff. This wouldn’t have happened if they needed such a large amount of capital just to start.

The problem I see with the new rules are it just stops entrepreneurs and rewards rich money launders. The visa applications should considered based on merit and not just about capital.

> The visa applications should considered based on merit and not just about capital.

If it has merit then you should have no trouble getting some investors lined up...

Sales pitch to Sillicon Valley Based Hedge Fund: "Pizza Shop in Japanese Ski Resort Town".