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Japan KK Capital From a Transfer-Restricted Country: Can It Still Be Funded? (2026)
Yes. A founder whose home country limits personal outbound transfers can still incorporate a KK or GK and reach the JPY 30,000,000 Business Manager visa (経営・管理) capital threshold, but the fix sits...
How Do You Pay In Capital for a Japan Company With No Japan Bank Account? (2026)
You do not need a personal Japan bank account to pay in share capital (資本金) when incorporating a Japan company from overseas. Companies Act (会社法) Article 34, Paragraph 2 allows a Japan-resident...
What Happens When a Japan KK or GK Enters Civil Rehabilitation? (2026 Guide)
When a foreign-owned Japan KK or GK subsidiary files for Civil Rehabilitation (民事再生), the existing representative director and management team keep running the business while a rehabilitation plan...
How Do You Add a New Business Line to an Existing Japan KK or GK? (2026 目的 Amendment Guide)
Amending a Japan KK or GK's registered business purpose (目的) clause requires a shareholders' or members' resolution to change the Articles of Incorporation (定款), then a registration filing with...
Japan Company Fiscal Year-End: How Should a Foreign-Owned KK or GK Choose One in 2026?
Japan does not require a calendar-year fiscal year. A foreign-owned Kabushiki Kaisha (KK, 株式会社) or Godo Kaisha (GK, 合同会社) picks any month-end as its fiscal year-end and states it in the Articles...
Does a Japan GK Have to Publish Financial Statements in 2026?
No. A Godo Kaisha (合同会社, GK) carries no statutory duty to publish its annual balance sheet. That obligation, known as 決算公告 (financial statement publication), attaches only to a Kabushiki Kaisha...
Why Does Japan KK or GK Incorporation Involve a Separate Invoice From a Judicial Scrivener in 2026?
A separate invoice arrives because the actual registration filing is a reserved legal act. Under the Judicial Scrivener Act (司法書士法), only a licensed Judicial Scrivener (司法書士) may represent a...
What Job Title Can You Put on a Business Card at a Japan GK or KK? (2026)
No Japanese statute requires a job title to appear on a business card (名刺) at all. The legal constraint runs the other way: which title you may print. A 合同会社 (GK) has no director seats, so its...
Can You Notarize a Japan KK's Articles of Incorporation Remotely in 2026?
Yes. Since March 1, 2024, the Japan Federation of Notaries Public Associations (日本公証人連合会) certifies a KK's Articles of Incorporation (定款) by web conference (ウェブ会議) by default, so a founder outside...
Can a Japan GK Reimburse a Foreign Parent's Officer Without a Second Manager? (2026)
Yes. A Japan GK (合同会社/Godo Kaisha) can bear and reimburse a foreign parent officer's business costs without appointing that person as a second Manager (職務執行者). The Japanese Manager grants the...