Insights & Guides
Practical knowledge on Japan market entry — from company setup and visas to trade logistics and branding.
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 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.
Japan Tender Offer (TOB / 公開買付) Guide 2026: How Foreign Buyers Acquire a Publicly Listed Japanese Company
Acquiring a TSE-listed Japanese company requires a separate regulatory framework from private M&A. This guide covers the mandatory tender offer rules, FEFTA pre-notification timing, pricing...
Japan M&A for Technology and Software Companies: IP Due Diligence, APPI Data Compliance, and Software Sector FEFTA Screening
What Foreign Buyers Miss When Acquiring Japanese Software, SaaS, and Technology Targets
Japan M&A Tax Structuring: How Deal Structure Determines Tax Cost, Asset Step-Up, and Post-Closing Profit Repatriation
Why the Same Japan Business Acquired via Share Purchase vs Asset Purchase Can Have Materially Different Five-Year Tax Outcomes
Japan Cross-Border Triangular Merger (三角合併): How Foreign Listed Companies Use Parent Shares as Japan Acquisition Currency
Share-for-Share M&A Mechanics, FEFTA Screening, Qualified Merger Tax Treatment, and When This Structure Makes Sense
Japan Private Equity M&A Guide: LBO Structures, Management Incentive Plans, and How PE Funds Execute Acquisitions
Japan has emerged as one of the most structurally compelling private equity markets in Asia, driven by aging business owners seeking succession solutions, large corporations divesting non-core...
Japan Hostile Takeover Defense: TOB Rules, Poison Pills, and How Companies Resist Unsolicited Bids
Japan's M&A landscape has shifted decisively. For decades, hostile takeover attempts were considered commercially and culturally taboo, and the question of anti-takeover defenses was largely...