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title: "Office and Registered Address — Overview"
url: https://memocore.ai/memos/6a5f62f063d783ad687093ab
project: "Doing Business in Japan"
tags: "japan-business, company-registration, office-rental"
updated_at: "2026-07-21T12:15:44.544Z"
---

# Office and Registered Address — Overview

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.