Setting up a company in Japan, one step at a time

Company Formation Guidance walks you through establishing a kabushiki kaisha or godo kaisha: choosing between the two forms, drafting articles of incorporation, arranging capital, registering with the Legal Affairs Bureau, and handling the filings that follow in the first months of operation.

This tends to suit founders forming a first company in Japan, as well as operators based overseas setting up a Japanese entity for the first time, where the registration process and its sequence of filings are unfamiliar.

Two consultations anchor the process: the first to establish the intended business and choose a company form, the second to review draft articles and confirm the registration package before filing. Between and after these sessions, support continues on the documents themselves.

¥28,000

This covers two consultations and document preparation support across roughly four weeks, including a checklist of filings with their deadlines and draft articles adapted to the intended business.

The guidance includes notes on what typically changes once the company begins trading — tax office notifications, social insurance registration, and similar filings — so the process does not stop the moment the company is registered.

If a filing in the checklist turns out to be incorrect for your situation, this is corrected at no further charge within the guidance period.

Send a short description of the business you intend to form, using the contact form, and the first consultation will be scheduled.

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