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Status of Residence	Activities authorized to engage in	Examples	Period of Stay
Investor/ Business Manager	Activities to commence the operation of international trade or other business, to invest in international trade or other business and to operate or manage that business, or to operate or manage international trade or other business on behalf of the foreign nationals (including the foreign juridical persons; hereinafter the same shall apply in this section) who have begun such an operation or have invested in such a business (except for the activities to engage in the operation or management of the business which is not allowed without the legal qualifications listed in this Table's "Legal/Accounting Services" column).	Manager or administrator of a foreign-capital company	5 years, 3 years, 1 year or 3 months
Legal/Accounting Services	Activities to engage in legal or accounting business, which is required to be carried out by registered foreign lawyers "Gaikokuhoujimubengoshi", or certified public accountants "Gaikokukoninkaikeishi" or those with other legal qualifications.	Attorney or certified public accountant	5 years, 3 years, 1 year or 3 months
Medical Services	Activities to engage in medical treatment services, which are required to be undertaken by physicians, dentists or those with other legal qualifications.	Physician, dentist or registered nurse	5 years, 3 years, 1 year or 3 months
Researcher	Activities to engage in research based on a contract with a public or private organization in Japan (except for the activities listed in the Professor column of this table).	Researcher at a government-related institution or company	5 years, 3 years, 1 year or 3 months
Instructor	Activities to engage in language instruction and other education at elementary school, junior high school, senior high school, secondary educational school ("chutokyoikugakko"), school for special needs education ("tokubetsushiengakko"), vocational school ("senshugakko"), miscellaneous educational institution ("kakushugakko"), or the other educational institutions equivalent to vocational schools in facilities and curriculum.	Language instructor at a high school or junior high school	5 years, 3 years, 1 year or 3 months
Engineer	Activities to engage in services, which require technology and/or knowledge pertinent to physical science, engineering or other natural science fields, based on a contract with a public or private organization in Japan (except for the activities listed "Professor", "Investor/Business Manager", "Medical Services", "Researcher", "Instructor", "Intra-company Transferee" and "Entertainer" columns of this table).	Engineer of mechanical engineering	5 years, 3 years, 1 year or 3 months
Specialist in Humanities/International Services	Activities to engage in services, which require knowledge pertinent to jurisprudence, economics, sociology or other human science fields or to engage in services which require specific ways of thought or sensitivity based on experience with foreign culture, based on a contract with a public or private organization in Japan (except for the activities listed in the "Professor", "Artist", "Journalist", "Investor/Business Manager", "Legal/Accounting Services", "Medical Services", "Researcher", "Instructor", "Intra-company Transferee" and "Entertainer" columns of this Table).	Interpreter, designer, or language instructor at a company	5 years, 3 years, 1 year or 3 months
Intra-company Transferee	Activities on the part of personnel who is transferred to a business office in Japan for a limited period of time from a business office established in a foreign country by a public or private organization which has head office, branch office or other business office in Japan and who engages at this business office in the activities listed in the "Engineer" and "Specialist in Humanities/International Services" column of this Table.	Transfer from an office abroad	5 years, 3 years, 1 year or 3 months
Entertainer	Activities to engage in theatrical performances, musical performances, sports or any other show form of business (except for the activities listed in the "Investor/Business Manager" column of this Table).	Actor, singer, dancer, or professional athlete	3 years, 1 year, 6 months, 3 months or 15 days
Skilled Labor	Activities to engage in services, which require industrial techniques or skills belonging to special fields based on a contract with public or private organizations in Japan.	Chef of foreign cuisine, sports instructor, aircraft pilot, or craftsman of precious metals	5 years, 3 years, 1 year or 3 months
Technical Intern Training	(i) Activities to acquire knowledge through group training courses and activities to acquire skills through employment agreements.
(a) Activities performed by an individual enterprise accepting employees of companies with whom the individual enterprise has business relations such as joint ventures overseas (Individual enterprise-based training).
(b) Activities performed under the supervision and responsibility of a non-profit organization such as a trade association (Association managed training).
(ii) Activities for a person who has acquired knowledge and skills to engage in business that requires such knowledge and skills through an employment agreement.	Technical intern	1 year, 6 months, or a term designated by the Minister of Justice (1 year or less)