2 changes logged for long stay in Asia. 1 tightened, 1 not open. Every item is in The Wire with a source you can open and the date it was checked.
Capital rose sixfold to JPY 30,000,000, and the test became cumulative: at least one Japanese or permanent resident employee, plus three years of management experience or a masters degree, plus expert review of the business plan. Existing holders have a three year transition running to 16 October 2028.
Linked to the authority notice, not the legal instrument.
The K visa for STEM graduates and researchers was announced in August 2025 and took effect on 1 October 2025. It was still absent from the official visa application portal in January 2026, and no official confirmation of live processing has appeared since.
Linked to the authority notice, not the legal instrument. Announcement of August 2025; no live application channel published.
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