Points Calculation Table
Advanced academic
research actitivies

Advanced specialized /technical activities

Advanced business
management activities

Holder of a doctor’s degree (excluding professional degrees) 30
Holder of a master’sdegree (includingprofessional degrees)
Academic
Background20

Holder of a master’s degree(including professionaldegrees) (See Note 7)

20

Holder of a doctor’sdegree or a master’sdegree (See Note 7)

Holder of a bachelor’s degree or acquisition of an education equivalent thereto(excluding holders of a doctor’s degree or master’s degree)① Required minimum annual salary

20

An annual salary of at least 3 million yen isrequired for advanced specialized /technical activities or advanced business
management activities② Annual salary points allocation table

10Up to29 years of age

30-34 yearsof age35-39 yearsof age40 yearsof age or above

403530252015
1040
3530252015－

40
35302520－－403530－－－－

Advancedacademic
research
actitivies

Advancedspecialized /technical
activities

Patent invention 1 item ormore

2015

Record of engaging in researchusing a grant funded by apublic agency prior to entry
into Japan 3 items or more

20

15

Past record of research papers(limited to those for which theapplicant is the correspondingauthor), which appeared in an
academic magazine registeredin an academic research paper
database used by Japanesenational organizations: 3papers or more

20

15

For items other than the above: incases where the applicant submits
a research record equivalent to theabove items (such as a record ofwinning a distinguished award),
the Minister of Justice will
determine whether to give points
to the applicant on a case-by-casebasis, after listening to theopinions of the heads of therelevant administrative organs.

20

15

10 million yen
9 million yen

Holder of doctor’s degrees, master’s degrees or professional degrees in multiple areas

58 million yen
7 million yen

ProfessionalCareer(PracticalExperience)(See Note 1)

7 years or more
5 years or more
3 years or more

15
10510 years or more
7 years or more
5 years or more
3 years or more

40details, refer to ②.

10Up to 29 years of age

Between 30 and 34 years of age

Between 30 and 34 years of age

Bonus Point 5

Representative director orrepresentative executiveofficer
Director or executive officer

Holder of a Japanesenational qualification
related to the work (5points per qualification)

10510

Work for an organization which receives financial support measures(measures provided for separately in a public notice) for the promotion of innovation (SeeNote 3).

10

Employed by a small or medium-sized enterprise whose experiment and research expenses add
5up to more than 3% of the total revenue.

Bonus Point 6

Holder of a foreign qualification, etc. related to the work

5

Bonus Point 7

Acquisition of a degreefrom a Japanese institution of higher education

10

Bonus Point 8

Acquisition of Level
N1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (See Note 4),
or a person who graduated from a foreign university having majored in Japanese language.

15

Bonus Point 9

Acquisition of Level
N2 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (See Note 5)(excluding points acquired through Bonus Points 7 or 8)

10

Bonus Point 10

Work on an advanced project in a growth field (limited to the project recognized by theMinister of Justice)

10

Bonus Point 11

Graduation from a university separately specified by the Minister of Justice in a public notice

10

Bonus Point 12

Completion of the training separately specified by the Minister of Justice in a public notice(See Note 6)

5

Bonus Point 13

Bonus Point 14

Bonus Point 15

6 million yen
5 million yen
4 million yen③ Researchachievements

Investment of 100 million
yen or more in thebusiness the person
Engaged in work related to Investment Management
Business, etc.
Work for an organization which receives support as a target organization (approved by theMinister of Justice) of promoting the acceptance of highly skilled foreign workers in local
governments in order to strengthen the international competitiveness of industry and form abase for international economic activities

Required score7051010Research Achievements *Bonus Point 42520
15105040
302010For further details, refer to15③.

Bonus Point 2(Position)

Bonus Point 3

10 years or more
7 years or more
5 years or more
3 years or more
30 million yen or more
25 million yen or more
20 million yen or more
15 million yen or more
10 million yen or more

15
10Between 35 and 39 years of age 5

Up to 29 years of age～

Bonus Point 1(ResearchAchievements)

1510
Between 35 and 39 years of age 525
For further details, refer to③.
20～

The lower limit of the annual salary to which points are

Annual Salaryawarded, will differ depending on the age group. For further(See Note 2)

Age

20
15105

* In the field of advanced academic research activities, 25points will be awarded in cases where the applicant comesunder two or more of the above.

(Note 1) Limited to practical experience pertaining to the work
which the applicant intends to engage in.
(Note 2) *1 Annual amount of remuneration from the principal
accepting organization.
*2 In the case of transfer from an overseas institution, including
the annual amount of remuneration received from suchinstitution.
*3 Bonuses are also included in the annual income.
(Note 3) An additional 10 points will be awarded in cases
where the organization employing the applicant is a small or
medium-sized enterprise.
(Note 4) Including applicants with equivalent proficiency
which was certified through testing (for example, a score of 480
or more in the Business Japanese Language Proficiency (BJT)
Test).
(Note 5) Including applicants with equivalent proficiency
which was certified through testing (for example, a score of 400
or more in the Business Japanese Language Proficiency (BJT)
Test).
(Note 6) In the case of the training in a Japanese institution ofhigher education , excluding points acquired through Bonus
Points 7.
(Note 7) An additional 5 points will be awarded in cases where
the applicant is the holder of a professional degree in business
management (MBA, MOT).