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As a rule, there is a strong possibility that premises that double as your home will not be accepted. 在留資格「経営・管理」 (Business Manager) requires you to secure separate business premises for carrying on your business activities. They must be clearly separated from the residential part, and you must be able to show that they function in reality as business premises.
An enquiry from a person planning to set up an IT-related joint-stock company in Japan, covering the business premises, the capital and employees together.
The capital prepared by the enquirer is 5 million yen (500万円), but this enquiry reached us before the amendment. Under the amendment that came into force on 16 October 2025 (令和7年10月16日), the current requirement is that the capital or total contribution be at least 30 million yen (3,000万円), so if you are applying from now on, please prepare in line with the current criteria for permission.
Once the company has been set up, we recommend moving it to an account in the company's name.
Where the capital is held in a bank account in Japan in an individual's name, then for the purposes of the incorporation procedure it needs to be paid in and out once at the time of incorporation, and after incorporation we recommend that you open a bank account in the company's name and move it there.
As a rule, there is a strong possibility that they will not be accepted.
Where you intend to use premises that double as your home, as a rule there is a strong possibility that they will not be accepted.
「経営・管理」 requires you to secure separate business premises for carrying on your business activities. Much depends on the contents and the scale of the business, but the space needed to carry out the business must be secured, and it must be clearly separated from the residential part. It is important to take a lease on an office or the like and to show that the place functions in reality as business premises.
Under the amendment that came into force on 16 October 2025 (令和7年10月16日), employing at least 1 full-time employee is a requirement.
Under the amendment that came into force on 16 October 2025 (令和7年10月16日), employing at least 1 full-time employee was added to the requirements for 「経営・管理」. Starting the business on your own, without employing anyone, therefore does not meet the current criteria for permission.
This enquiry reached us before the amendment, so if you are applying from now on, please prepare your business plan and your funding plan with the employment of a full-time employee built in.
The likelihood that the business plan can be realised, the continuity and stability of the business, the reality of the business premises, and the source of the capital matter most.
When you apply for 「経営・管理」, the following points are particularly important.
Under the amendment that came into force on 16 October 2025 (令和7年10月16日), the capital or total contribution must be at least 30 million yen (3,000万円). This enquiry reached us before the amendment, so if you are applying from now on, please prepare in line with the current criteria for permission.
Screening for 「経営・管理」 tends to examine matters such as the contents of the business plan in more detail than for other statuses of residence. It is important to work the business plan up thoroughly and to prepare all the necessary documents without omission.
As a rule, there is a strong possibility that premises which double as your home will not be accepted. The space needed to carry out the business must be secured, and it must be clearly separated from the residential part.
For the purposes of the incorporation procedure it needs to be paid in and out once at the time of incorporation, and after incorporation we recommend that you open a bank account in the company's name and move it there.
Set out in detail what business you will carry on and how you will generate revenue, together with market research, competitor analysis, sales forecasts and cost plans, and explain it on the basis of objective data.
Yes. Please prepare material that shows clearly how the capital was prepared and where it came from.
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