Japan wants foreign entrepreneurs, but what's missing? www.japantimes.co.jp

RELATED STORIES New Zealand's Global Impact Visa program offers Japan tips for luring global talentWhen an overseas entrepreneur wants to launch a startup in Japan, the first thing they have to do is acquire a business manager visa.
Unlike the startup visa, the business manager visa is renewable.
According to the Immigration Services Agency, there were 25,670 holders of business manager visas as of December 2018, up from 24,033 a year earlier.
Other foreign entrepreneurs in Japan say some of the requirements for the business manager visa seem pointless and a waste of time.
Since banks have different criteria opening such accounts for startups, many entrepreneurs — Japanese and foreign alike — stumble at this point.