Incorporating Your Business

This section defines the various types of business operations (i.e., branch office, representative office, subsidiary and the like), and provides specific procedures and guidelines for registering and/or establishing each of these distinct operations in Japan.
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Visas and Status of Residence

This section offers information pertaining to entry procedures (into Japan), conditions and provisions that apply to various types of visas and working/residency statuses, the alien registration process, as well as important details concerning family members who accompany foreign nationals to
Japan.
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Taxes in Japan

This section provides an overview of Japan's tax systems that are most relevant to a foreign corporation/individual investing in Japan, with a particular emphasis on corporate tax structures, remittance of funds, tax treaties, personal and consumption taxes.
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Human Resource Management

This section summarizes issues, rules and regulations regarding employment (of personnel) in Japan, with particular emphasis on recruitment, employment contracts, wages, working hours, work rules, workplace safety and hygiene requirements, resignation and dismissal procedures, and also looks at Japan's social security, health and pension systems.
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Trademark and Design Protection System

This section offers an overview of Japan's trademark and design protection systems, specifically covering registration validities, periods of protection as well as trademark and design registration procedures.
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