Japan
Exhaustive country intelligence for living and relocating โ pathways, tax, labour, education, safety, and costs.
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Open World map layers โNaturalisation
5 Years
Dual citizenship
No
Birthright
No
Ancestry
1 Generation
PIT top rate
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Corporate tax
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Territorial tax
โ
Wealth tax
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Crypto tax
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Unemployment
2.6%
Social security (EE)
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Pathways published
6
Full detail in the sections below (pathways, fiscal, citizenship, labour, education). Compare countries on the World map.
Japan Digital Nomad Visa
Digital nomad
Six-month visa for remote workers from select countries.
Official applicationBusiness Manager Visa (็ตๅถใป็ฎก็)
Entrepreneur
Visa for foreign nationals starting or managing a business in Japan โ now requires a physical office, at least ยฅ30 million in capital or business funds, and at least one qualifying full-time employee.
Highly Skilled Professional (HSP) Visa
Skilled Migration
Points-based visa for highly skilled foreign professionals โ the fastest route to Japanese permanent residence (1โ3 years).
Student Visa (็ๅญฆ)
Study
Visa for international students at Japanese universities, language schools, and vocational institutions โ includes part-time work rights.
Engineer / Specialist in Humanities / International Services
Sponsored work
Japan's most common work visa for knowledge workers โ engineers, IT professionals, translators, designers, and business staff.
Specified Skilled Worker Type 1 (SSW-1 / ็นๅฎๆ่ฝ1ๅท)
Sponsored work
Work visa for skilled workers in designated industries โ requires passing a skills test and Japanese language test (JLPT N4+).
3
Mobility (FoM)
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Travel risk
Asia/Tokyo
Timezone
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Population
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