Foreign entrepreneurship in Japan in the first half of 2026 is projected to be 4,731 companies, a 52% decrease from the previous year, due to stricter regulations.

    https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/160c453fd765270c3bd012cdc05a39bbabb1ec09?source=sns&dv=sp&mid=other&date=20260926&ctg=bus&bt=tw_up

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    1. And now show the number of Real Estate Speculators. Did that drop by half as well? No? It didn’t? Colour me shocked! Shocked I say! /s

      So the people who this revision wanted to address weren’t bothered by it at all, and it only killed legit small businesses.
      Way to drive your country off a cliff, Japan.

    2. The funny thing with that, is that for japanese, it’s a total win.

      The economical, business, societal consequences of this are totally ignored. Work as intended.

    3. How long will we have to wait for the,

      “Aw man, my favorite foreign place down the street is gone. なんで?”