Specialist / Technical

For engineers, IT specialists, researchers, and technical professionals working in innovative fields with advanced degrees or specialized skills.

Academic Background

Holder of a doctorate degree (Ph.D)

30 points

Holder of a degree relating to business management (MBA, MOT)

25 points

Masters degree

20 points

Bachelors degree or educational equivalent

10 points

None of the above

0 points

Holder of doctorate degrees, masters degrees or professional degrees in multiple areas

5 points

Professional Career

7 to 9 years

15 points

5 to 6 years

10 points

3 to 4 years

5 points

None of the above

0 points

Age

At the time of the filing of the application.

Up to 29 years of age

15 points

30 to 34 years of age

10 points

35 to 39 years of age

5 points

40 years of age and above

0 points

Annual Salary

Minimum annual salary of 3 million yen is required for this category. Points are based on Age and Annual Salary.

Research Achievements

Maximum of 25 points available for this category.

Holder of doctorate degrees, masters degrees or professional degrees in multiple areas

15 points

Have conducted projects financed by a competitive fund or a foreign national government at least three times

15 points

Have published at least three papers in academic journals listed in the academic journal database

15 points

Have made other research achievements recognized by Japan's Minister of Justice

15 points

Japanese National Qualifications

None

0 points

Have at least one qualification

5 points

Have more than one qualification

10 points

Contracting Organizations

Organization receiving innovation grant

10 points

SME organization

10 points

SME with high R&D cost ratio

5 points

Japanese Language

Graduated from a Japanese university or completed a course of a Japanese graduate school

10 points

Passed the N1 level of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test or its equivalent or Graduated from a foreign university with a major in Japanese-language.

15 points

Passed the N2 level of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test or its equivalent (excluding points above)

10 points

Other Bonus Points

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

10 points

Foreign universities ranked within the top 300 in two or more of the following university rankings, or Japanese universities ranked in any of them

Times Higher Education World University Rankings
QS World University Rankings
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)

Click here for the list of universities.

Universities that receive subsidies under the Top Global University Project.

Universities designated as 'partner schools' in the Innovative Asia Project.

Completed designated training for foreign nationals

5 points

Work on an advanced project in a growth field

10 points

Holders of foreign work-related qualifications, awards etc. recognized by Japan's Minister of Justice

5 points

Received HSP hiring grant

10 points

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Specialist / Technical

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Japanese National Qualifications

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Japanese Language

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