CASE STUDY 2
Inquiring Firm
Foreign resident living in Tokyo
Description of Inquiry
- Wanted to establish a company in Tokyo, and sell genuine Japanese-made clothing overseas. Therefore, wanted to know the procedure for establishing a company.
- Wanted a referral to an English-speaking certified tax accountant and judicial scrivener.
Description of Support
Consultation on establishing a company
Explained the documents necessary for establishing a company, and where they must be filed
Explained costs of establishing a kabushiki gaisha (joint-stock corporation) and godo kaisha (limited liability corporation)
Referral of specialists
Through our own network, and the cooperation of professional associations such as the Tokyo Certified Public Tax Accountant's Association, we provided referrals to an English-speaking judicial scrivener and certified public tax accountant as experts in company registration and taxation
Provided support for interview with the referred certified tax accountant and judicial scrivener
Results
- Established and registered a godo kaisha.
