Price/Service
| Details | Cost |
| Checking the legal documents of the company and documentary arrangement, translation fee for the affidavit, about daily pay and transportation fee※1 | 90,000JPY |
| Registration License Tax （Revenue Stamp Fee） ※2 | 150,000JPY |
| Revenue Stamp Fee for the Articles of Incorporation（Digital Certification） ※3 | 0JPY |
| Attestation Fee（Notary’s Office） | 50,000JPY |
| Two Articles of Incorporation Copies（Notary’s Office） | 2,000JPY |
| Two Certified of Commercial Registration, A certificates of Seals (Revenue Stamp Fee) | 1,850JPY |
| Total （Including tax） | 293,850JPY |
- ※1 Besides the translation for the affidavit, there may be additional fee for translation.
A part of the daily pay may include the registration application fee that will go to the judicial scrivener. - ※2 The registration tax is 0.7percent of the capital fund in the case of the stock company.
If it is under 150,000JPY, the tax will be 150,000JPY. - ※3 When done personally and without Digital Certification, this will cost 40,000JPY.
Establishment Procedure
1．Transferring in the Mobilization Fee
Please transfer 10,000JPY to us inadvance of work being commenced.
2．Deciding the Basics of the Legal Entity in Japan
Please fill in the main office name, the representatives name and the purpose of the legal entity in the confirmation that we will send you from our office.
At the same time, please send us a copy of the representative’s identification such as a copy of the passport. If available, please send the main offices articles of incorporation (original or copy) to us.
3．Making an Affidavit
Prepare the mother company Registration Certification, Affidavit, Certification of Official Registration of a Name Stamp (Sign Certification※1）The Affidavit needs to be certificated by the Notary Public in your country.
We will translate all the documents from English to Japanese. Please fill in the application form that we will give you. When the originator is an individual, Registration Certification and Affidavit are not needed.
4．Certificating the Articles of Incorporation
Certificating the Digital Articles of Incorporation at the Notary Office. At this time, we will turn in the registration certification and the representative sign certification mentioned in step 3.
You will pay 50,000JPY as certification fee to the Notary Office.
5．Transferring the Start-up Cost
Transferring the capital fund to a banking institution. When the originator does not have any personal bank accounts in Japan, we will ask to issue a Certificate of Deposit of Paid Money.※2
6．Application for Registration of Setting up a Legal Entity in Japan
Apply for the registration with the article of incorporation and a Certificate of Deposit of Paid Money to the Legal Affairs Bureau.It costs 150,000JPY for the registration license tax. ( in case of the capital fund is under 10,000,000JPY) This day will be the date of the founding of the company.
7．The Finishing Step for Registration The Report of Incorporation
After the registration, you will receive a certified copy of Commercial Registration and Certification of Seal.
Then you will turn them in to the tax office and in to the Prefectural and City Governments Tax Offices.
- ※1 A foreign citizen can get the Certification of Seal if you are registered with the alien registration. (Alien registration can be completed even on a tourist visa.) If you do not have a Certification of Seal, you can use a Certification of a Signature which is provided by foreign embassies or Consulate-generals in Japan.
- 2 There are two ways to transfer the capital fund.
1）When an individual has a bank account in Japan or a stock company is jointly established by a legal entity,
Transfer capital fund to the joint investor’s bank account in Japan, and then turn in the document (copy of the bank book) for proof that the stock company CEO has transferred all the capital fund.
Many transfer stock in this way.2）When you do not have a bank account in Japan,
A subcompany in Japan will ask the Japanese bank for approval in transferring the capital fund. After the bank agrees to it the parent company will transfer all of the capital fund. Thereafter you will receive the Certificate of Deposit of Paid Money issued by the bank (Usually, it takes 2 or 3 days after the capital fund has been transferred.) But in this case, the returning of the capital fund will be done after the company is registered.It takes about one week from step 5 to step 6.
It takes three to four weeks to set up a legal entity in Japan because of the preparation needed for the documents needed in step 1 to step 3.
Contact Flow
- Please send us your information from Contact Us.
- After confirming your information, we will send you an Email or Fax to explain our procedure and may ask you some questions.
- Please pay 10,000JPY to us in advance of work being commenced on agreeing to the contents of our services.
- After the payment has been confirmed, we will start working on your request. It will take three to four weeks.
- We offer special plans for Accounting and Tax after setting up a legal entity in Japan.You can also apply for this service at the same time.