Japan Targeting Wealthy Chinese

The Mainichi Shimbun reports that Japan will target wealthy Chinese. I see a problem with the requirement since one of the more popular scams back in the day for many Japanese students "studying English" at two schools notorious for falsifying records and some Korean women  on a "short" visit in Hawaii obtained "proper" documentation after borrowing or sharing funds in order to meet the minimum dollar amount set by US Immigration and Naturalization.

The government has announced it will issue individual tourist visas targeting wealthy Chinese visiting Japan from July, hoping to see a boost in tourists from China during the continuing recession.At a Liberal Democratic Party special committee on tourism on Tuesday, the government said it would issue individual tourist visas for Chinese visitors to Japan, restricted to the wealthy class who earn 250,000 yuan (about 3.5 million yen) or more per year. Screening for the visas will be based on proof of bank deposits.Chinese visitors to Japan are currently required to participate in guided tours. The planned visas will allow those in wealthier classes to travel to Japan without tour guides.The individual tourist visas will be launched from July 1 for travelers from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and will be extended throughout China.Due to the global recession, the number of foreign visitors to Japan has marked year-on-year declines since August last year, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.