Immigration Policy Levers
MOJ Skilled Labor
52%
Strict (85%)
¥280,000
¥65,000
4 Cooks
2 Masters
Kitchen Throughput & Labor Pipeline
Critical Staffing Deficit
🔥 Naan & Tandoor
45%
Required: 2Avail: 0.9
🍲 Curry & Gravy Pot
78%
Required: 1Avail: 0.8
🥗 Prep & Appetizers
60%
Required: 1Avail: 0.6
🛎️ FOH & Service
65%
Required: 1Avail: 0.7
Enforcement Mechanism: MOJ mandates 10 years of authenticated foreign culinary documentation. Stricter immigration audits reduce qualified overseas replacements, forcing remaining masters to split shifts or shut tandoor ovens during dinner peaks.
Unit Economics & Runway
Tokyo Suginami
Capacity Loss
42.5%
Net Margin
-4.8%
Est. Runway
5.2 mos
Effective Covers
1,955 /mo
| Baseline Monthly Covers | 3,400 |
| Avg Check per Guest | ¥1,150 |
| Gross Realized Revenue | ¥2,248,250 |
| Food & Spice Cost (31%) | -¥696,958 |
| Labor Cost & Sponsor Burden | -¥1,185,000 |
| Fixed Rent & Utilities | -¥475,000 |
| Monthly Net Cashflow | -¥108,708 |
Simulated baseline based on neighborhood Curry House operating parameters audited against 2026 Immigration Bureau enforcement standards.