How many Japan Highly Skilled Professional (HSP / 高度専門職) points does this person have: 70, 80, or short?
japan_hsp_points_checkScores the Japan Highly Skilled Professional points system (高度人材ポイント制 / 高度専門職 1号イ・ロ・ハ) from the MOJ ordinance (高度専門職省令, e-Gov 426M60000010037) and the ISA points table, rules as of 2026-10-30. category: academic (research / teaching, HSP i-a) | specialized (engineers, specialists, most employees, HSP i-b) | management (executives / owners, HSP i-c). Applies the official age bands (<30 / <35 / <40), salary-by-age table and the ¥3M floor (specialized / management below ¥3M cannot qualify at any points), education (doctor 30, MBA/MOT 25 for specialized/management, master 20, bachelor 10; +5 multiple fields), experience bands per category, research achievements, national qualifications (1 → 5, 2+ → 10; specialized), management position (representative 10, officer 5), and bonuses with their no-double-count rules (N2 not on top of a Japanese degree or N1; innovation support 10/20 with SME; SME R&D 3%; foreign qualification; growth-field project; designated top university; JICA; ¥100M investment and investment-management limits). Returns total, verdict (qualifies_80 | qualifies_70 | below_70 | below_salary_floor), summary, breakdown [{item, itemJa, points, basis}], pointsTo70/80, pr {route hsp80 (PR after 1 year at 80+) | hsp70 (3 years at 70+) | none}, hsp2 (HSP ii after 3 years), jSkip {eligible, rule} (Japan System for Special Highly Skilled Professionals: ¥20M+ with a master's or 10 years' experience, or ¥40M+ and 5 years' management), couldAdd (items not yet counted, sorted by points), warnings (e.g. age points dropping soon), pendingRevision, sources, disclaimer. Use for 'HSP points calculator', '高度人材ポイント 計算', 'do I have 70 points for HSP', 'highly skilled professional visa 80 points permanent residence 1 year', 'J-Skip eligibility'. Educational calculator, not immigration advice; not affiliated with ISA; ISA decides how each item is proved and counted.
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| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| age | No | Age on the application date (academic / specialized). Or give birthDate. | |
| sme | No | Employer is an SME (only adds with innovationSupport). | |
| category | Yes | academic (HSP i-a: research / teaching) | specialized (HSP i-b: engineer, specialist, most employees) | management (HSP i-c: executive / business owner). | |
| japanese | No | n1 (JLPT N1 / BJT 480+ / Japanese major abroad, 15) | n2 (JLPT N2 / BJT 400+, 10) | none. | |
| position | No | Management: representative (代表取締役 etc.) | officer (取締役 / 執行役) | none. | |
| birthDate | No | YYYY-MM-DD, used with applicationDate when age is not given. | |
| education | Yes | Highest degree: doctor | mba (MBA / MOT professional degree) | master (incl. other professional degrees) | bachelor | none. | |
| annualSalary | No | Expected annual pay in Japan in yen incl. bonuses (e.g. 7500000). Give this or annualSalaryMan. | |
| jicaTraining | No | Completed JICA Innovative Asia training (5). | |
| growthProject | No | Ministry-certified advanced project in a growth field (10). | |
| researchItems | No | Kinds of research achievement (patent, 3+ foreign-government grants, 3+ papers as corresponding author, other). | |
| topUniversity | No | Degree from a designated top university (10). | |
| japaneseDegree | No | Graduated from a Japanese university or graduate course (10). | |
| qualifications | No | Specialized: related Japanese national qualifications / ISA-listed IT exams (1 → 5, 2+ → 10). | |
| annualSalaryMan | No | Same, in 万円 (e.g. 750). | |
| applicationDate | No | YYYY-MM-DD (default: today in Japan). | |
| experienceYears | No | Years of relevant experience (research/teaching, the job's field, or business management). | |
| localGovSupport | No | Employer gets local-government support for hiring highly skilled foreigners (10). | |
| multipleDegrees | No | Doctor / master / professional degrees in two or more fields (+5). | |
| smeResearch3pct | No | SME employer with R&D over 3% of revenue (5). | |
| innovationSupport | No | Employer receives a listed innovation-support measure (10; 20 with sme). | |
| foreignQualification | No | Work-related foreign qualification / award (5). | |
| investmentManagement | No | Specialized / management: investment-management work (10). | |
| personalInvestment100m | No | Management: invests ¥100M+ in the business (5). |