Uniwersyteckie Czasopisma NaukoweThe start-up visa system in Japan and its current state
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https://doi.org/10.26881/ibage.2022.41.03Słowa kluczowe:
foreign start-up, start-up visa, foreign entrepreneurs, immigrant entrepreneurship, JapanAbstrakt
This article will provide an in-depth look at the start-up visa system, as well as a comparison to a similar system in Taiwan. The method used in this study is a qualitative approach applying document analysis. According to the findings, the start-up visa system is adequate for improving economic conditions. The start-up visa is observed to have increased foreign entrepreneurs’ investments in Japan even though, at the time, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted foreign entrepreneurs’ entry to Japan. The role that start-ups play in Japan’s economic environment is different from the European and American ones. A barrier, such as public institutions, is not a vertical collaboration, compared to Taiwan’s single institution. In the start-up ecosystem, international student entrepreneurs and spin-out foreign entrepreneurs have advantages over imported foreign entrepreneurs because of the difficulty in culture and marketing. The main industries supported by the local governments are IT, energy, and tourism.
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