The Japanese government will launch a new residency program in a bid to attract talented professionals from other countries. Qualified foreign nationals would be given preferential immigration treatment.

A new special category for highly skilled professionals would include foreign researchers and engineers with an annual income of at least 20 million yen, or around 150,000 dollars, and a master's degree or more than 10 years of work experience.

Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp