There have been discussions, especially since last year, both in the government and businesses to accept human resources in the international financial field by relaxing regulations. However, it is not the first priority issue to examine in the current session in which the main theme is still measures to combat COVID-19 by travel restriction and vaccination. Asset managers may be able to open their offices in Japan in the same manner as other business investors who need to invest at least 5 million yen to secure office space in Japan first. Licensing exemptions as well as tax incentives would be introduced in the next session or later.
