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setting up a company / Branch.
The types of base in Japan and its features are as follows
| Type of base | Features |
| Branch | Branch is a base which makes a business controlled or instructed by the head office in your country. You are able to trade with Japanese company or individual on behalf of your head office, although you are not regarded as an independent legal body. To set up a branch, you need to register your branch at a Registration Office. After you set up the branch, you are required to report the establishment to the related Japanese authorities. |
| Representative Office | Representative office cannot have sell/buy activities in Japan. As you do not make sales, there are no duties for report or notify to the related Japanese government authorities. This type seems to be a most suitable as a base of market survey and information center purpose. |
| Company | You can set up Japanese company based on the Japanese laws. After the drastic change of Company law in 2006, the establishment of Company became easier than before. However, you have to be careful about composing “Articles of Incorporation” of the company as this implies basic company scheme such as the Location of the company, Activities of the company, Organization of the company, Number of Directors, Period of assumption of directors, etc. |
