Inward Investment
Atsumi & Sakai offers a highly experienced inward investment team. The team acts as a one-stop-shop for foreign individuals seeking to set up a business in Japan, and foreign companies of all sizes, across all business areas, looking to enter the Japanese market. Our services include:
- Selection of the appropriate business vehicle
- Registration of representative offices and branches
- Formation of companies, limited partnerships and other entities
- Permanent establishment issues
- Pre-formation clearances
- Pre- and post-formation notifications
- IP and other intellectual property searches and registrations
- HR and employment matters, including employment contracts and preparation and filing of work rules
- Visas and work permits
- Annual shareholder meetings, director appointments and re-appointments.
- Corporate compliance and filings
We also work closely with third-party corporate support providers who can provide:
- Temporary office space
- Nominee directors
- Payroll Services
- Accounting
- Social and labor insurance filings
- HR management
- Tax records and filings
Our inward investment team includes foreign lawyers, many of whom have very substantial experience in assisting foreign businesses with establishing operations in Japan.
When advising foreign clients, our firm can field a team of expert Japanese lawyers and foreign lawyers who have relevant experience and bi-cultural sensitivity. Our team can do business and draft documents in Japanese, English, German, Mandarin, Hindi, Korean, and Marathi, and provides services around the clock through our global affiliated offices.
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