Japan Market Entry services

Executed correctly, Japan is one of the most lucrative global markets in which to do business. As the 3rd largest economy with strong legal protections, a well-educated workforce, and a willingness to pay a premium for high quality solutions, Japan represents the potential for the highest of margins and substantial business success. Although not comprehensive, following are some of the things you’ll need to be aware of in your preparation to set up a business here:

Elemental Services

Entity Setup

  • Entity Advisory & Establishment
  • Representative Director as a Service
  • Bank Account Setup
  • Virtual Office Provision
  • Office Location Advisory
  • Working Visa Procurement

Bookkeeping & Tax

  • Monthly Bookkeeping / Tax Accounting Advisory
  • Cash Management & Banking
  • Annual Tax Compliance Support
  • International Taxation Advisory & Services
  • Expat Assignment Cost Analysis
  • Individual Japan Tax Filing
  • US 1040 (via US CPA)

TAX & LEGAL ADVISORY

To simplify your Japan market business plans, we offer several services in addition to executive search. For those considering Japan as a new market of entry, we can give you a detailed picture of the tax and legal considerations you’ll need to make when deciding what form your Japan organization should take — Representative Office, LLC, or Inc. 

Japan Entity Setup

We can guide you through the various steps needed for bank account setup, corporate registration, social security enrollment, and if necessary, working visa procurement for any foreign staff you may hire or transfer over. Entity setup typically takes about 6 weeks to complete and bank account setup about 1 to 4 weeks.

representative & address

Depending on your need you can use our address as the official address for your entity. And if you prefer to have a neutral outside party act as your Representative Director rather than your locally hired Japan head, we can do that too.

paperwork support

Finally, we offer ongoing support in the form of accounting books/ledgers preparation, payroll calculations, banking, and more. We’ll report to your HQ in English — currently we are supporting North America-, Europe-, and even Asia-based companies operating in Japan.

enter japan with ease

Want to establish, operate, expand your business in Japan? Our experts can give you the information and support you need