Aging Japan Wants Automation, Not Immigration
This is an opinion piece backed up with practically no information whatsoever.<p>If you want to know about immigration policy in Japan, you need look no further Japan&#x27;s ministry of foreign affairs website.  For example, here are the categories where you can get a long term visa [0]<p>You will notice there is a points system [1].  You need 70 points to get in. A degree gives you 10 points.  A salary of ~$100K gives you 40 points.  Being under 30 gives you 15 points.  Having 5 years of experience gives you 10 points.  N1 on JLTP gives you 15 points.<p>I mean, it&#x27;s <i>ridiculous</i>.  And this is a 5 year visa with relaxed permanent residence requirements, ability to sponsor your parents, ability to work in <i>any</i> field (even jobs that aren&#x27;t related to your skill set!!!).  The list goes on!<p>And if by some incredibly unfortunate circumstance you can&#x27;t qualify for that, there are still over 10 categories where you basically only need a relevant university degree and a job offer for a 3 year visa.<p>And if that isn&#x27;t enough, you can start a company in Japan with about ~$50K and sponsor a business visa for yourself.<p>My wife is Japanese and I&#x27;m here on a spousal visa.  The application process took 1 week and was free.  I am also eligible for relaxed permanent residence status.<p>Seriously, compare this to your home country and then come back and tell me that Japan doesn&#x27;t want immigration.<p>Now if you want to know why Japan doesn&#x27;t have a lot of immigration, it&#x27;s because it is difficult for foreigners to live here if they can&#x27;t speak Japanese and&#x2F;or they can&#x27;t accept Japanese culture.  But as far as the government is concerned, the red carpet has been rolled out for a <i>long</i> time.  If you have an established company in many foreign countries and wish to open a branch office in Japan (so that you can transfer people here), the government will even give you free assistance!<p>[0] - <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mofa.go.jp&#x2F;j_info&#x2F;visit&#x2F;visa&#x2F;long&#x2F;index.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mofa.go.jp&#x2F;j_info&#x2F;visit&#x2F;visa&#x2F;long&#x2F;index.html</a>
[1] - <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.immi-moj.go.jp&#x2F;newimmiact_3&#x2F;en&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;point_calculation_forms.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.immi-moj.go.jp&#x2F;newimmiact_3&#x2F;en&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;point_calculat...</a>