The criteria for granting landing permission under the "Investor/Business Manager" status of residence, as stipulated in the Ministry of Justice Ordinance listing the conditions referenced in Article 7, paragraph 1, item (2) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, include the following: "capacity to employ at least 2 full-time employees in Japan (excluding foreign nationals residing under the status of residence listed in Annexed Table 1 of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act)." This condition is clearly met if the applicant's business is currently employing two persons on a full-time basis, or has plans to do so. Nevertheless, in cases where the applicant's business does not employ personnel on a full-time basis, the question arises of what "capacity to employ" is sufficient to meet the requirement. The guideline used by the Immigration Bureau in such cases is "an annual investment of 5 million yen or more, in the case of new businesses."