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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Office and Registered Address — Overview
Office and registered address for a company in Japan, from a virtual office for simple registration to the physical-office requirements for a visa.
Registering a company (KK/GK) only requires statutory capital and a registered address — a virtual office is enough for simple registration. But the Business Manager visa needs a physical office with real "four walls." Apartments and houses can be used as an office only if zoning and paperwork requirements are met. Office cost varies widely between classic and serviced offices, and between Tokyo districts and the regions. Detailed aspects follow below and in a related record on special office situations. See: Office Situations: Startup Programs, Home Offices, and Restaurant Real Estate.