Insights & Guides
Practical knowledge on Japan market entry — from company setup and visas to trade logistics and branding.
Japan IOR for Lithium Battery Imports: The DG Compliance and Customs Structure Every Battery Shipper Must Get Right
Lithium battery shipments to Japan sit at the intersection of two distinct compliance layers that most manufacturers conflate until something goes wrong at the port. The first layer is transport...
How to Hire Your First Employee in Japan Without Setting Up a Company (2026 EOR Guide)
Japan has some of the most employee-protective labor law in the world. There is no at-will employment. Dismissing an employee who underperforms requires documented grounds, a process, and a paper...
ACP Registration in Japan: The Step-by-Step Setup Guide for Non-Resident Importers (2026)
Most guides explain what an Attorney for Customs Procedures (税関事務管理人) is. Almost none explain how to actually set one up. The gap is consequential: getting the sequence wrong, particularly missing...
Japan IOR for B2B Manufacturers: How to Ship to Japanese Distributors and Buyers After the 2023 Reform
For years, overseas manufacturers shipping goods into Japan under a distribution agreement followed a straightforward customs arrangement: name the Japanese distributor as the importer of record...
Japan Cross-Border Withholding Tax in M&A: Dividends, Interest, Capital Gains, and How Deal Structure Affects Tax Leakage
Understanding gensen choshuzei (源泉徴収税) obligations on cross-border payments before, during, and after a Japan acquisition
Japan Post-Merger Integration (PMI): Managing People, Operations, and Corporate Governance After Your Acquisition
What changes at closing is the legal structure. What takes years is everything else.
Japan Business License and Permit Guide for Foreign Companies: Key Kyoninka (許認可) Requirements in Regulated Industries
Incorporating a Japanese entity is step one. In most regulated sectors, it is the easy step.
Japan Annual General Meeting (定時株主総会) Requirements: Complete Guide for Foreign-Owned KK
Timing, Quorum, Minutes, Director Re-election, Remote Procedures, and What Happens If You Skip It
Japan M&A Closing Process Guide 2026: Conditions Precedent, Pre-Closing Steps, and What Happens on Closing Day
A practical reference for foreign buyers navigating the period between signing and closing on a Japan acquisition.
Japan M&A Market 2026: Cross-Border Deal Trends, Best Sectors for Foreign Buyers, and Why Now Is the Right Window
A strategic overview of conditions, sector opportunities, regulatory dynamics, and what foreign acquirers must understand before committing capital in Japan.