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- Incorporation and Legal Specialists
- April 23rd, 2012Category: Starting a Business, Work
- When incorporating a company in Japan or registering a Japan branch of a non-domestic company, you will need to consult with various different types of specialists. This is because the Japanese legal profession is divided into several types of specialists, each ... » Continue Reading
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- J-Seed Ventures launches business incubator Venture Generation
- March 26th, 2012Category: Starting a Business, Work
- Tokyo, Japan, March 26th, 2012 - In response to the increasing demand from entrepreneurs, J-Seed Ventures, Inc. announced the launch of a new international business incubator in Tokyo, called Venture Generation. Targeting early-stage Japanese ventures and foreign comp ... » Continue Reading
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- Interview: Incorporating in Japan
- February 20th, 2012Category: Starting a Business
- As a legal services firm that among other things specializes in company incorporation, the professionals at Shinonome have a wealth of experience in assisting both domestic and non-domestic individuals establish businesses in Japan. One recent expat client was John Dasc ... » Continue Reading
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- Starting a business in Japan: Wendy’s
- December 26th, 2011Category: Starting a Business
- Two years after exiting the Japanese market, American fast-food restaurant Wendy’s returns to Japan Tuesday with the first store opening in Omotesando, located at 5 chome Jingu-mae. It is the result of a joint venture agreement between Wendy’s/Arby’s International In ... » Continue Reading
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- Foreigners in business: Outdoor Japan Media
- December 19th, 2011Category: Starting a Business
- Adventure, travel, fun, culture, lifestyle – that’s what Outdoor Japan Media is all about. The company, founded by American Gardner Robinson, is best known for its Outdoor Japan website, celebrating its 11th anniversary this year, and Outdoor Japan Traveler maga ... » Continue Reading
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- Incorporating in Japan – KK or GK
- November 28th, 2011Category: Starting a Business
- If you are thinking about incorporating a company in Japan, you will quickly find that the standard choices for incorporation are either a kabushiki kaisha (hereafter “KK”) or a godo kaisha (hereafter “GK”). While both are limited liability, each has certain character ... » Continue Reading
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- STARTING A BUSINESS ～Are you getting ready for take-off ?～
- November 8th, 2011Category: Starting a Business
- Would you like to start a business in Japan? If you’ve got the entrepreneurial spirit and are thinking of starting a business in Japan, an Administrative Scrivener (Gyosei-shoshi Lawyer) is one of the first contacts that you should be making. The r ... » Continue Reading
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- Starting a business: Everdream Soft
- October 26th, 2011Category: Starting a Business
- One of the fastest-growing mobile card games right now is Moonga, a product from the fertile imagination of Shaban Shaame, founder and CEO of Swiss firm Everdream Soft.The game runs on the iPhone and the iPad and may be purchased at the app store. Once the game start ... » Continue Reading
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- Foreigners in business: Fullcircle Innovations
- October 11th, 2011Category: Starting a Business
- When you meet Flavio Souza, the first thing you notice is how passionately he speaks about the goals of his company Fullcircle Innovations – a digital company set up to develop and promote technological innovations in favor of a better sustainable planet.To do that, ... » Continue Reading
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- Case Study: Starting a Nightclub
- August 29th, 2011Category: Starting a Business
- There are no shortages of nightclubs and bars in Tokyo, but what sort of legal compliance is required in Japan to operate your own establishment? While considerable literature on the subject is available, much of it is written in Japanese and documents for submission ... » Continue Reading
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