🇯🇵 Japan · Company Registration
Entity types, registration process, required documents, costs, and official registries.
Companies are incorporated by registration at the Legal Affairs Bureau (under the Ministry of Justice). The most common forms are the kabushiki kaisha (KK) and the gōdō kaisha (GK).
- The KK (joint-stock) and GK (similar to an LLC) are the two most common company types.
- Incorporation involves notarized articles (for a KK) and registration at the Legal Affairs Bureau.
- A company seal is commonly registered and used for official filings.
Official authorities
- Ministry of Justice — Legal Affairs Bureau
Commercial and corporate registration.
- JETRO — Setting up business
Official guide to establishing a company in Japan.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Prime Minister's Office of Japan — Official site of Japan's Prime Minister — cabinet policies, press conferences, policy statements
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan — Japan visa applications, overseas safety info, consular services, and diplomatic policy
- Immigration Services Agency of Japan — Residence status, work visas, permanent residency, and naturalization in Japan
- National Tax Agency (Japan) — Income tax, corporate tax, consumption tax filing and e-Tax online submission