Memory of Doing Business in Japan

How a new company can voluntarily elect taxable-operator status to reclaim consumption tax on startup purchases, the 2-3 year lock-in rules, and the accounting-cost break-even point.

AGM legal basics for a Japanese KK: statutory deadlines, standard agenda, deemed resolutions for small shareholder bases, minutes requirements, storage, and director-registration follow-up.

Exit tax thresholds, dividend vs. director-salary taxation, and the paperwork and 14-day insurance switch when moving from employment to sole-proprietor status.

How non-permanent resident status, remote-work income, and the 5-year mark for full tax residency and CFC rules apply to visa holders in Japan.

Overview of Japanese tax rules that matter for visa planning: non-permanent resident taxation, full residency after 5 years, exit tax, and CFC rules.

Overview of licensed activities relevant to visa business plans: secondhand dealing, travel agencies, imports, online gambling restrictions, sanctions evasion, and mobile bathing services.

How Japanese banks treat beneficial-ownership disclosure, foreign co-owners, the informal 6-month rule, and account freezes tied to Business Manager visa status.

Japanese company registration rules on name uniqueness, director address changes, notarization, and Japan's first-to-file trademark system.

A bank transfer typically costs around 440 yen and statements are often only available for 2-3 months back; religious organizations are officially tax-exempt in Japan, and raising employee salaries…

Nine detailed entrepreneur visa cases: pivots, a fallback cultural-activities visa, a million-dollar investment, double rejections, and a capital-origin refusal.

Changing a company's address requires notifying Legal Affairs within 2 weeks (fine up to 1 million yen), the tax office, and the pension fund, though a sole proprietor usually just updates the…

Overview of real entrepreneur visa cases from the chat, spanning pivots, large investments, family schemes, and refusals.

BM visa renewal requires showing profit from the second year onward, with balance sheet and P&L reports plus an accountant's statement as standard requirements; a real case adjusted a -6 million yen…

Visa refusal hearings, office-to-office variance, appeals, consultation tactics, the 2021 Tokyo High Court precedent, and the 2-month 特例期間 special period.

Business cards remain culturally important and are cheap to order via raksul.com; cold emails rarely work in Japan, with phone calls, personal connections (nemawashi), and trade shows preferred; for…