Set Up Your Company in Japan

Aplash coordinates the engagement. Our administrative scrivener (行政書士) drafts the Articles and applicable administrative applications. A judicial scrivener (司法書士) reviews the corporate-registration package and files it. A notary notarises KK Articles when required.

For an overseas founder who needs to begin real operations, a shelf-company acquisition may be the first route to assess: it provides an existing corporate record and may include an established bank relationship to take through new-owner review. The transaction requires corporate, tax, liability, licence and bank diligence before the shares change hands.

Registry processing is often 1–2 weeks after a complete filing. For the full engagement, plan approximately 3 weeks–2 months because overseas certificates, notarisation, corrections and authority review affect timing.

We identify these before submission.

Include founder and owner locations, proposed activities, target date, capital range, visa needs, director plan, Japan registered-address status, banking requirements and whether you would consider an existing shelf company.

Two routes, and the fee block on this page carries both. Where the case fits the published scope, the KK or GK formation fee is ordered online, with the scope, the exclusions and the amount stated before you pay. Where the route has to be scoped before a fee can be set, ask for an assessment instead: a resident Japan-side director, a 経営管理 (Business Manager) visa track, day-one banking, a business sector designated under 外為法 (Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act) or otherwise licensed, and any matter reaching three or more ministries. The order pages and the service agreement are in English.