①Any foreign national who is a resident under a status of residence set forth in the left-hand column of the Appended Table I must not engage in the activities set forth in the following items in accordance with the categories identified therein, except for cases in which they engage in the activities with permission prescribed in paragraph (2) of this Article:

②If an application has been submitted by a foreign national who is a resident with a status of residence set forth in the left-hand column of the Appended Table I, in accordance with the procedures provided for by Ministry of Justice Order, to engage in activities of managing business involving income or activities for which they receive remuneration to the extent that there is no impediment to the original activities under the status of residence, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency may grant permission if the Commissioner finds reasonable grounds to do so.In this case, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency may impose conditions necessary for the permission.

③The Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency may cancel the permission in accordance with the procedures provided for by Ministry of Justice Order if a foreign national, to whom permission was granted based on the preceding paragraph, violates conditions imposed on the foreign national pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph, or in the event that it is found to be inappropriate to continue granting permission to the foreign national.

④A foreign crew member who has been granted permission for landing pursuant to the provisions of Articles 16 through 18 continues to be regarded as a crew member, even after ceasing to be a crew member through dismissal, as long as they remain in Japan.