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title: "BM Visa Rules Before the 2025 Reform (Historical Background)"
url: https://memocore.ai/memos/6a5f62fe63d783ad687093c1
project: "Doing Business in Japan"
tags: "japan-business, visa-business-manager, historical-rule"
updated_at: "2026-07-21T12:15:58.888Z"
---

# BM Visa Rules Before the 2025 Reform (Historical Background)

Before 16 October 2025 a different logic applied: capital of 5,000,000 yen OR 2 full-time staff members (the condition was "or," not "and"). These rules no longer apply to new applications, but partly persist for renewals during the transition period running to 2028. See: Pre-Reform Capital, Office, Duration, PR, and Experience Rules in Detail.