Currently, foreign vocational school students can establish residency and can also work immediately.
The recent Cool Japan Human Resources Development Study Meeting made a few recommendations , and that includes the loosening of residency regulations for foreign students in vocational training to find work in Japan.
The meeting proposed allowing foreign students a 1-2-year training period to help establish that residency.
If you’re a student trying to learn animation in Japan and seeking work there, the country may be easing its laws a little bit.