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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
(as of November 2022)

Based on legal revision during the 2022 fiscal year, all of the items of Section1 – 4 have been updated.

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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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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Section4: Human Resource Management

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Documents required to submit to authorities

JETRO provides list of documents required to submit to authorities related to setting up a business in Japan (incorporating business/visas and status of residence/taxes in Japan/human resource).

Writer :

SECTION 1.

SAKIKO AKIYAMA, Judicial Scrivener, INTRIM Scrivener Office

SECTION 2.

TETSUYA IIDA,Administrative Scrivener, In Control Legal Support Services

SECTION 3.

NAOKO SATO, Tax accountant, Sato & Akasaki Accounting Office

SECTION 4.

SATOSHI NAGAURA, Labor and Social Security Attorney, Nagaura Personnel Management Office

Editor / Publisher :

Invest Japan Department, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)