1/4 · Service and your detailsJapan Company Setup: 合同会社 (Godo Kaisha, GK)
After paymentSign your mandateSecure link, then access codeConfirm the structureArticles and filingRegistered

  1. Sign your mandate

    Signed on the confirmation page, right after payment.

  2. Secure link, then access code

    Your onboarding link arrives within one business day. Its access code follows separately.

  3. Confirm the structure

    We confirm the entity name, the business purpose, the capital and the officers with you.

  4. Articles and filing

    We draft the articles and coordinate the filing with a partner judicial scrivener.

  5. Registered

    Timing is set by the Legal Affairs Bureau and is case-specific. Plan 3 weeks to 2 months overall.

Japan Company Setup: 合同会社 (Godo Kaisha, GK)

Step 1 of 4: Service and your details

Your order

From USD 2,500Aplash professional fee

Simpler governance and no notarisation step, which is why it costs less to form.

Formation of a Japan Godo Kaisha (GK) for a foreign-owned business, from structure scoping through to the registered entity.

Billed separately at cost

  • This price is the Aplash professional fee. Registration and licence tax, company seal production and the partner judicial scrivener fee are billed separately at cost by the professionals responsible for them.
  • A Japan registered address is a separate service and is not included in this fee. Where you do not already have one, the Japan registered address order covers it.

The checkout takes the base professional fee. Where scoping shows your matter exceeds the standard scope, the uplift is quoted in writing and no work beyond scoping proceeds without your written acceptance.

GK has no notary stage. Registration timing is set by the Legal Affairs Bureau and is case-specific.

What this covers
  • Entity structure, capital and business purpose scoping
  • Articles of incorporation drafting
  • Coordination of the registration filing with a partner judicial scrivener
  • Post-registration document set for bank and licence use
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