Doing Business in Japan
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Knowledge base on doing business in Japan. Topics: visas and immigration (including the Business Manager visa 経営・管理 and the October 2025 reform), company registration (株式会社/合同会社/個人事業主), taxes, legal issues and cases, documents and procedures (banking, offices, accounting, hiring), useful links and contacts, and other business-relevant topics (culture and mentality, networking, marketing, real estate, lending, insurance).
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Seals (inkan/hanko) for business in Japan — general overview
Overview of the role and types of seals (inkan/hanko) for business in Japan; details on specific seal types are in a separate record.
Seals (inkan/hanko) in Japan act as the equivalent of a signature for a company and for an individual in banking and legal procedures. It is important to distinguish between the different types of seal (bank seal, credit-card seal, registered seal) and to use each one correctly. See: Types and use of seals for business in Japan.