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title: "Ways to Increase Capital (増資) for a KK"
url: https://memocore.ai/memos/6a5f632f63d783ad68709401
project: "Doing Business in Japan"
tags: "japan-business, company-registration"
updated_at: "2026-07-21T12:16:47.116Z"
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# Ways to Increase Capital (増資) for a KK

A KK has five formal ways to increase its statutory capital (増資): 有償増資 (issuing new shares for cash), 現物出資 (contributing non-cash assets), 無償増資 (converting accumulated retained earnings into capital), 資本準備金の資本金組入れ (converting capital reserves into capital), and 債務の株式化 (converting debt into shares). The practical takeaway from chat participants is that for small companies, 現物出資 and 無償増資 are the realistic options. The procedure through the Legal Affairs Bureau, its cost, and its timeline are covered below.