As a point of information, there are skilled visas and highly-skilled visas in Japan. The highly-skilled visas are the aforementioned point system but they mak

As a point of information, there are skilled visas and highly-skilled visas in Japan. The highly-skilled visas are the aforementioned point system but they make up a relatively small proportion of the non-Japanese population in Japan. Skilled visas basically only require a degree and a job. They are straightforward to get. Until recently Japan essentially filled its low-skill labor with students: You could work 28 hours per week on a student visa. Recently there has been a crackdown on this and a new "specified skills" visa created to try to replace student workers, however it is not yet popular[1]. [1]https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/01/21/national/japans-new-visas-falling-short/ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/01/21/national/japans...