Spotlight Newsletter (2017-04)

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JETRO NEWS★
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Invest Japan website: "Why Japan? 5 Reasons to Invest in Japan," 2017 version now available
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JETRO updates “Regional Information” for investing in Japan to a FY 2016 edition
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Subsidy Program for Global Innovation Centers supports 16 projects. Promotion of innovation through collaboration of foreign-affiliated and Japanese companies in regenerative medicine and IoT
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BUSINESS EXPANDING NEWS
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US psychological counseling service company Herald Square Psychology establishes LLC in Tokyo
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US medical device manufacturer CONMED Corporation establishes corporation in Tokyo
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US manufacturer of raw materials for cosmetics Active Concepts establishes limited liability company in Tokyo
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US-based therapeutic developer for muscular dystrophy PTC Therapeutics establishes corporation in Tokyo
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OTHER NEWS
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Opening of the Tokyo One-Stop Business Establishment Center Shibuya Satellite Center
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Financial Services Agency: Opening of bank accounts by subsidiaries of foreign companies in Japan
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Ministry of Justice: Expanding range of holders of accounts for payments concerning incorporation
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Ministry of Justice: Expansion of scope of countries from which signature certificates of foreign nationals are acceptable (business registration)
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Ministry of Justice: Exemption of translation of application documents for business registration
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Ministry of Justice: Creating online guide for procedures of business and corporate registration for foreign nationals and for living overseas
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Ministry of Justice: Simplification of tally signatures