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- Doing Business in Japan from Abroad
- November 28th, 2013Category: Starting a Business
- 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 company. With no “ground presence” in Japan or local contacts the cha ... » Continue Reading
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- Lighting up Japan for fun. An interview with the Managing Director of Tejix
- October 21st, 2013Category: Starting a Business
- 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, special effects and attraction automation. Tejix combines the expe ... » Continue Reading
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- 10 Frequently Asked Questions About Incorporating a Company in Japan
- September 18th, 2013Category: Starting a Business
- 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 Representative Director (if a KK) or Representative Member (if a GK) of ... » Continue Reading
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- Business in Japan: Two Entrepreneurs’ Stories of Starting a Business in Tokyo
- July 15th, 2013Category: Starting a Business
- 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 Tokyo and studying Japanese, I got a chance to sit down with a coup ... » Continue Reading
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- Why Japan is Winning and “Western Management” isn’t.
- March 22nd, 2013Category: Starting a Business, Work Tips
- “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 class this question. The history of religion in Scotland and Engla ... » Continue Reading
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- Starting an English Language School From Home
- March 4th, 2013Category: Starting a Business
- 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 academy. I was not sure what type of employment opportunities I wo ... » Continue Reading
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- Things to Consider When Registering Business Entities in Japan
- January 15th, 2013Category: Starting a Business
- 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 are many unwritten conditions and factors that can also affect sched ... » Continue Reading
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- Virtual offices at Servcorp offer 5-star service
- September 24th, 2012Category: Starting a Business, Work Tips
- 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 furnished and fully functional office facility that accommodates multipl ... » Continue Reading
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- Interview: Business Set-Up in Japan
- September 10th, 2012Category: Starting a Business
- 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 to the challenges of working in an increasingly global environment. ... » Continue Reading
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- Post-Incorporation Legal Compliance
- June 18th, 2012Category: Starting a Business
- 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, these can be divided into annual company requirements and the re ... » Continue Reading
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