International Insights, Global Perspective

Under PM Sanae Takaichi, Japan has dramatically tightened enforcement of business manager visa renewals. Long-term foreign business owners with decades of operations are being denied renewals and forced to leave. Japan also launches social media cyber patrols to track visa overstayers. This second wave of enforcement follows the 2025 capital requirement hike to 30M yen - creating unprecedented uncertainty for overseas Chinese investors relying on the business manager visa path.

Canada recorded only 47,730 new student and worker arrivals in Q1 2026, down 75% from the same period in 2024. Student arrivals plunged 79% and worker arrivals fell 74%, as IRCC's policy tightening takes full effect, directly impacting overseas Chinese families planning to study or work in Canada.