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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My Number, GBizID, e-Tax, and electronic signatures — general overview
Overview of Japan's electronic government services for business (e-Tax, GBizID, My Number); details and known technical issues are in a separate record.
Dealing with Japan's electronic government services (e-Tax, GBizID, the electronic signature via My Number/JPKI) comes with a number of technical quirks and known bugs. The topic covers obtaining an electronic signature, e-Tax requirements and known technical issues, GBizID registration, My Number registration for employees, and company documents issued after incorporation. See: Digital government services — e-Tax, GBizID, My Number, and post-registration company documents.