Japan’s Business Manager Visa Tightening Sends Shockwaves Through Ethnic Restaurants and Migrant Entrepreneurship
Japan’s October 2025 Business Manager visa revisions—especially the jump in required capital to 30 million yen—are sharply reducing applications and straining small immigrant-run businesses, according to the source. The policy shift intersects with broader labor shortages and food-service visa constraints, raising risks of closures, community contraction, and reduced attractiveness to future migrants.