| Description | Fee (consumption tax included) | Registration tax / Notary fee | Expenses | Total |
| Incorporation/Branch Setup |
| * Joint-stock corporation (Kabushiki Kaisha, KK) excluding the filing of a notification or report on inward direct investment under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act |
| Incorporation of joint-stock corporation (Kabushiki Kaisha), without English translation | 330,000 | 202,000 | 21,450 | 553,450 |
| Incorporation of joint-stock corporation (Kabushiki Kaisha) with typical volume of English translation of minutes and Articles of Incorporation included - Recommended | 462,000 | 202,000 | 21,450 | 685,450 |
| * LLC (Godo Kaisha, GK) excluding the filing of a notification or report on inward direct investment under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act |
| Incorporation of LLC (Godo Kaisha), without English translation | 308,000 | 60,000 | 21,450 | 389,450 |
| Incorporation of LLC (Godo Kaisha) with typical volume of English translation of minutes and Articles of Incorporation included - Recommended | 418,000 | 60,000 | 21,450 | 499,450 |
| * Branch registration |
| Registration of a new branch office in Japan | 220,000 | 90,000 | 21,450 | 331,450 |
| Reporting to the Bank of Japan on inward direct investment under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act |
| * This procedure is required when the investor is a foreign national/company |
| Consultation, filing a prior notification or after-the-fact report to the Bank of Japan | 22,000 per hour (minimum 2.5 hours) | | | |
| Establishment of Association/Partnership |
| Incorporation of General Incorporated Association (Ippan Shadan Houjin) or General Incorporated Foundation (Ippan Zaidan Houjin) | 275,000 | 112,000 | 21,450 | 408,450 |
| Establishment of Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) | 275,000 | 60,000 | 21,450 | 356,450 |
| * Expenses for incorporation, branch setup, establishment of association or partnership consist of two certificates of registration, one certificate of seal, one representative seal and out of pocket expenses such as courier charge and local transportation. |
| Optional services |
| - Making a corporate seal | free | | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| - Translation of legal documents from Japanese to English | 49.5 per word | | | |
| - Nominee director/representative for a small business (our fee varies depending on the volume of sales/transactions) | 55,000 per month | | | |
| - Providing office address and mail forwarding service (domestic forwarding fee is included.) | 19,800 per month | | | |
| - Registration and management of ".jp" domain name | 22,000 per year | | | |
| Annual Shareholders' Meeting |
| Preparing minutes of Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders with typical volume of English translation of minutes | 110,000 | | | 110,000 |
| Preparing minutes of Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and registering the change of officers (for the company whose capital amount is below JPY100,000,000), with typical volume of English translation of minutes. | 132,000 | 10,000 | 500 | 142,500 |
| * Expenses for registration of change of officers consist of one certificate of registration. |
| Company registration |
| Liquidation of Kabushiki Kaisha (joint-stock corporation) | 220,000 | 41,000 | 50,000 | 311,000 |
| Branch registration |
| Closure of branch office | 110,000 | 9,000 | 45,000 | 164,000 |
| Legal consultation |
| Legal counseling on Japanese Company Law and Civil Law (incorporation, branch registration, property registration, etc.) | 22,000 per hour | | | |
| Support service for obtaining a working visa (provided by the affiliated firm) |
| Obtaining a Certificate of Eligibility of Investor/business manager visa | 330,000 | | 10,000 | 340,000 |
| Obtaining a Certificate of Eligibility of other working visa | 165,000 | | 10,000 | 175,000 |
| * For difficult cases (ex. your visa application was rejected before), we will charge extra 55,000 yen to 165,000 yen in addition to the above. |
| Visa status change without having a Certificate of Eligibility (if you have a Certificate of Eligibility already, see the optional services below.) | 132,000 | | 4,000 | 136,000 |
| * For difficult cases of status change, we will charge extra 55,000 yen to 220,000 yen in addition to the above. |
| Optional services for visa |
| - Visa status change from short-term stay to long-term stay (when you have a Certificate of Eligibility) | 27,500 | | 4,000 | 31,500 |
| - Multiple Re-entry Permit | 16,500 | | 6,000 | 22,500 |
| Business licenses (provided by the affiliated firm) |
| Fee-charging employment placement (headhunting) | 385,000 | 140,000 | 5,000 | 530,000 |
| General worker dispatching (Ippan Haken) | 352,000 | 210,000 | 3,000 | 565,000 |
Real estate transaction business (Takken)
*using Shinyo Hosho Kyokai to make a deposit | 231,000 | 33,000(Tokyo local license) | approx. 2 million for deposit | 264,000(excluding deposit) |
Real estate transaction business (Takken)
*using depositary office to make a deposit | 231,000 | 33,000(Tokyo local license) | 10 million for deposit | 264,000(excluding deposit) |
| Trademark registration (provided by the affiliated firm) |
| * Trademark survey |
| - Trademark by letter (1 class) | 55,000 | | | 55,000 |
| -- Each additional 1 class | 22,000 | | | 22,000 |
| - Trademark by graphic (1 class) | 66,000 | | | 66,000 |
| -- Each additional 1 class | 32,400 | | | 33,000 |
| * Cost of application |
| - 1 class | 88,000 | 12,000 | | 100,000 |
| -- Each additional 1 class | 33,000 | 8,600 | | 41,600 |
| * Cost of registration |
| - 1 class | 23,100 | 37,600
(for 10 yrs) | | 60,700 |
| -- Each additional 1 class | 11,000 | 37,600
(for 10 yrs) | | 48,600 |
| * Total cost of registering a trademark is the total of above fees/expenses. If an application is rejected, you have to file an opinion letter or an amendment of proceedinds to the authority. Otherwise, you cannot get the trademark registered. An additional fee is necessary to prepare these documents. |
| Others |
| Other business support services such as visa, accounting, payroll, social security insurance, labor insurance, business license and temporary office are available from our affiliated law/accounting firms and the quote is provided upon request. |
