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Interview: Business Set-Up in Japan
1. Could you give a brief outline of the type of business you operate in Japan? Platinum Training Consultants K.K. specializes in cross-cultural training. We help staff at Japanese companies to adapt...
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Virtual offices at Servcorp offer 5-star service
For many companies looking to enter the Japanese market, it is usually not worth the investment early on to rent an office. Serviced offices present a much more attractive option because they are a...
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Things to Consider When Registering Business Entities in Japan
There is considerable literature written about the procedures involved in incorporating a company in Japan (or registering a Japan branch of a foreign company), but when thinking about set-up there...
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Starting an English Language School From Home
In March of 2012, my wife and I made the decision to move to Japan. I was leaving a job in Texas where I had been promoted twice in the previous year and most recently, selected to go to the police...
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Why Japan is Winning and “Western Management” isn’t.
“Why was ‘Sunday Trading’ banned in England but never in Scotland?” I remember being completely stumped when the head of the MBA/MSc Programme at Queen Margaret University, Richard Bent, asked our...
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Business in Japan: Two Entrepreneurs’ Stories of Starting a Business in Tokyo
Lately I’ve been on entrepreneurship kick. As such, I’ve started to make it a point to sit down with entrepreneurs wherever I go, from Singapore to Taipei, and of course…Tokyo. While living here in...
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10 Frequently Asked Questions About Incorporating a Company in Japan
1. Is there a residency requirement to incorporate a company? Do I need a Japanese business partner? The Companies Act requires that you can name at least one legal resident of Japan as the...
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Lighting up Japan for fun. An interview with the Managing Director of Tejix
France based Tejix is a design and consulting company specializing in the design and implementation of technical systems for theme park attractions. They cover areas such as sound, video, lighting,...
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Doing Business in Japan from Abroad
Michael A., a Solutions Manager with an Australian IT firm that specializes in project management, data services and turnkey solutions was given the task of setting up a Japan subsidiary of his...
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Post-Incorporation Legal Compliance
Now that you have incorporated your company, the Japanese Companies Act requires that certain legal compliance matters are performed and company recorded matters are up to date. Generally speaking,...
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