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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Niche and Special Visa Statuses Relevant to Business
Overview of niche visa statuses relevant to business: artist, journalist, religious activity, SSW, and short-term business visas.
Beyond the main business and work visas, Japan has a number of other statuses relevant to business activity: the Artist visa, the Journalist visa (報道), the Religious Activities visa (宗教), Specified Skilled Worker / Tokutei Gino (特定技能, SSW), the ITPEC pathway, the local-university-graduate visa, and short-term business visas (the 3-month type and multiple-entry business/tourist visas). See: Cultural Activities, Designated Activities, Evacuee Status, and Angel Investor Visas. See: Artist, Journalist, Religious, SSW, ITPEC, and Local-University-Graduate Visas. See: Short-Term Business and Tourist Multiple-Entry Visas.