Proposal] From "Attracting Entrances" to "Survival Strategies"--Startup Visa Kyoto Faces the "2025 Cliff" and the Need for Major Reforms

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There is no doubt that Kyoto has been attracting motivated foreign entrepreneurs from all over the world with its "ease of starting a business" and "Kyoto brand". The "information vacuum" that has been created by the glitz and glamor of the But now, behind the glamorous attraction, an extremely serious "information vacuum" has been created! The following is a list of the most common problems with the

私たちが直面しているのは、2025年10月に施行された厳格な改正法という大きな壁です 。それまでの支援体制のままでは、京都を愛し、伝統文化の保存や新たな価値創造に情熱を注ぐ起業家たちが、制度の「崖」から突き落とされる事態を招きかねません 。

The Looming "2025 Problem": Soaring Hurdles

With the October 2025 amendment to the law, the hurdle for transitioning from the preparatory period for starting a business (specified activities) to a full-fledged "Management and Administration Visa" has never been higher. There are,Secure ¥30 million in capital, mandatory full-time employment, and N2-level Japanese language skills.An extremely high "invisible wall" appeared.

In the current "Startup Visa Kyoto" framework, are entrepreneurs fully aware of the "cold reality" that will confront them at the time of renewal in two years' time? ... Just luring them with sweet words will turn their passion into "memories" that will end in two years, or worse, "despair"! The following is a list of the most common problems with the

Recommendation: Government should be converted to a "guardian"

What is now required of the Kyoto prefectural government is a fundamental shift in support from "entrance (attraction)" to "exit (survival strategy)"! The following is a list of the most common problems with the

1. Backward-looking support from the "exit." From the approval stage, we need to scrutinize specific financial and employment plans to obtain a business and management visa in two years' time, and together draw an achievable roadmap.
2. Eliminate the "information vacuum." Presenting the risks associated with legal changes without hiding them and conveying the reality from the harshest of perspectives. This results in a "warm accompaniment" that protects entrepreneurs.
3. Integrated support from government and experts: The government should not be a mere contact point, but should become the "guardian" of entrepreneurs and establish a system to ensure that they get through the "exit" of visa renewal in cooperation with specialists such as administrative scriveners, tax accountants, and small and medium business diagnosticians.

Conclusion: Making Passion a Treasure of Kyoto

The passion that foreign entrepreneurs have for Kyoto is an irreplaceable treasure that drives the local economy. We must not let that passion be swallowed up by the wave of legal reform. We must not let that passion be swallowed by the wave of legal reform! The following is a list of the most common problems with the

To prevent the slogan "From Kyoto to the World" from becoming a phantom that will disappear in two years We strongly recommend that Kyoto Pref. We strongly recommend that Kyoto Prefecture make major reforms to its "exit-oriented" support system, which is ahead of other municipalities.

When the government truly becomes the "guardian" of entrepreneurs, Kyoto will evolve into the most "challenging city in the world where challenges bear fruit! The following is a list of the most common problems with the