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How to Set up Business in Japan Series
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Laws and Regulations on Setting Up Business in Japan
JETRO provides basic information about the laws and various procedures related to setting up a business in Japan (incorporating business/visas and status of residence/taxes in Japan/human resource management/trademark and design protection systems).
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Laws & Regulations on Setting Up Business in Japan
Latest Update (Revise Point) -
Based on legal revision of the 2020 fiscal year, all of the items of Section1 - 5 are Update.（2020. November）
Section1: Incorporating Your Business
Definitions and comparisons of various business operations; procedures and guidelines for establishing/registering each of these distinct operations in Japan.
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1.7
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Section2: Visas and Status of Residence
Entry procedures into Japan, conditions and provisions that apply to various types of visas and working/residence statuses; the alien registration process; details concerning family members accompanying foreign nationals.
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Section3: Taxes in Japan
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3.10
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Section4: Human Resource Management
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Section5: Trademark and Design Protection Systems
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Writer :
SECTION 1.
Sakiko AKIYAMA, Judicial Scrivener, INTRIM Scrivener Office
SECTION 2.
Tetsuya Iida, Certified Administrative Procedures Legal Specialist, In Control Legal Support Services
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Naoko Sato, Tax accountant, Sato & Akasaki Accounting Office
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Satoshi NAGAURA, Social Insurance and Labor Consultant, Nagaura Personnel Management Office
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Tetsuo TACHIBANA, Patent Attorney, Tachibana International Patent Office
Editor / Publisher :
Invest Japan Department, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Laws and Regulations on Setting Up Business in Japan Pamphlet
JETRO provides a pamphlet (PDF) outlining basic information about the laws and various procedures related to setting up a business in Japan. For foreign companies and foreign-affiliated companies, please contact us from "Request Form".
See the most frequently asked questions and answers about setting up business in Japan.
Living Information and Business Directory
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Living in Japan
The following list of websites provides useful information for foreigners living in Japan on topics such as hospitals, banks, mobile phones, electricity and gas. The links are available in English.
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Directory for doing business
Use this directory to locate professional services, schools, medical facilities and the like, targeting foreign business people setting up business in Japan.
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