This page covers the table itself — 70 vs 80, the three categories, the income floor, and how points add up. Item-by-item requirements live on the policy pages.
The text below was written by this site from material published by the Ministry of Justice. It is not the official text, and it may contain errors or lag behind the latest notification. Treat the official sources at the foot of the page as authoritative, and consult a licensed immigration lawyer (行政書士) for an actual application.
70 is the threshold for Highly Skilled Professional status. You also have to meet the other conditions for that category.
At 80, the main extra benefit people ask about is permanent residence: the required period of stay drops from 3 years to 1.
This calculator adds up the Ministry of Justice table item by item. Approval is still an immigration decision.
The three categories are academic research, specialized/technical work, and business management. Education, age, income and experience are shared; the rest is not.
Research-achievement points sit mainly in academic research and specialized/technical work. Position points exist only in business management. Specialized/technical and business management also have a hard 3,000,000 JPY income floor — below that you are not certified even above 70. Academic research has no such floor.
Switch categories at the top to recalculate under that category’s rules.
Add education, age, income, experience and bonuses such as Japanese language, a Japanese degree, designated universities and innovation companies.
Some items do not stack. N1 and N2 cannot both count. With a Japanese degree, N2 adds nothing net; N1 still adds 15.
Values, bands and exclusions follow the Immigration Services Agency points table. The result is for self-assessment, not an immigration decision.
Not in specialized/technical work or business management. MOJ Q&A 12 says those two categories are not certified below 3,000,000 JPY even if the total exceeds 70.
Academic research has no such floor. Income is the host organization’s expected annual pay, including bonuses; expected overtime is generally excluded.
N1 (or BJT 480+ or equivalent) is 15 points; N2 (or BJT 400+) is 10. They do not stack — choosing N1 clears N2.
A Japanese higher-education degree already pays 10 and excludes N2, so N2 nets zero; N1 still stacks. Japanese is one of the few levers you can still change, and the largest among them.
No. It is not an Immigration Services Agency filing tool. The values follow their published table; this site only makes the table fillable.
The result is for self-assessment. It is not application material and does not guarantee a decision. For a real case, use the official sources at the bottom or a licensed immigration lawyer.
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