It is necessary to provide company name and other information, complete the preparation of materials and submit them to the Legal Affairs Bureau for registration. Foreigners can register companies and conduct business in Japan. If the company's business develops well, they still have the opportunity to obtain a long-term residence visa in Japan and enjoy the same welfare benefits as the Japanese. Among the organizational types of Japanese companies, the most common are joint-stock companies and contract companies, both of which are limited liability companies with good social reputation. Next, a detailed explanation will be given.
I. Materials and conditions required for registering a Japanese company
Company name. Japanese company names can be freely selected in Chinese, Japanese and English. No matter how big the company's capital is, there is no limit to its name. It is allowed to include international, group, holding, investment, colleges, associations, hiragana, katakana, digital and English centers. You can apply for a duplicate name without checking. However, it includes Chinese characters such as bank, trust and life insurance. Prohibit the use of extremely rare well-known brands or registered trademark names.
Registered address.
Representative of Japan. Determine the list of directors who set up a Japanese company. The sponsor can be the applicant himself, or it can be provided according to the actual business needs.
Submit the notarial certificate sealed by the legal person. Provide true and effective legal representative information: copy of ID card (or passport), personal address (or mailing address), contact telephone number, personal seal and notarial certificate of seal. The notarial certificate shall be notarized at the notary office where the applicant's household registration is located.
Registered capital. According to the needs of legal persons, there is no limit, and 1 yen is also acceptable.
Scope of business. Within the legal scope, most industries can operate, including import and export trade, e-commerce (online shop), finance, investment, medical care, shipping and transportation, real estate, construction, decoration, information network, clothing and textiles, tourism, cultural publishing and so on. Although a variety of industry types can be set up, there is no restriction, but in the case of special industries, you must apply for business license qualification before you can start business.
Second, the process of registering a Japanese company
Decide on the contents of Japanese companies (including the name, capital, business scope, business year and the selection of legal representative members of Japanese companies).
Visit Japanese companies (the same office at the same address cannot be registered).
Customize the seal of Japanese company (generally one seal, but also three seals can be customized: company seal, corner seal and bank seal).
Identification certificates of legal representatives and directors of Japanese companies (foreigners prepare notarial certificate with personal signature and seal, and Japanese or Japanese residents prepare personal seal certificate).
The establishment of a fixed amount of Japanese companies (articles of association).
Notarization of Japanese companies' subscription (joint-stock companies need certification, but contract companies don't need certification).
Verification procedure of capital contribution.
Submit an application for registration to the Japanese Legal Affairs Bureau.
Waiting for the registration of Japan Legal Affairs Bureau, and obtaining valid materials after the registration of joint-stock company/contract company is completed.
Three. Japanese company registration time
It takes about 15-20 working days for all materials to be sent to the Japanese Legal Affairs Bureau for registration, and then you can apply for a Japanese corporate bank account, which takes about 2-4 weeks (the overall time is about 1- 1.5 months).
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