{"id":140501,"date":"2021-05-11T11:45:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T02:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=140501&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-05-11T13:59:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T04:59:14","slug":"fukuoka-city-announces-japans-first-student-startup-visa-for-exchange-students","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-city-announces-japans-first-student-startup-visa-for-exchange-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka City Announces Japan&#8217;s first Student Startup Visa for Exchange Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka City received approval for issuing Japan\u2019s first \u2018Student Startup Visa.\u2019 Unlike conventional business visas that require a minimum initial capital of \u00a55 million or recruitment of more than two employees for foreign entrepreneurs upon entering Japan, the new visa status allows exchange students to spend up to one year to prepare such environments without leaving Japan. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp\/data\/open\/cnt\/3\/82957\/1\/kaiken_zenkokuhatsugakuseikigyoustartupvisawonintei.pdf?20210427145024\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka City<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-140502\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/start-up-WEB-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/start-up-WEB-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/start-up-WEB-001.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/start-up-WEB-001.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/start-up-WEB-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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