AQ Partners Blog

Yuga Koda

Founding Director

Nominee Director and Registered Address Services in Japan: What They Cover, What They Cost, and the Liability the Nominee Carries

Nominee Director and Registered Address Services in Japan, AQ Partners

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Nominee Director and Registered Address Services in Japan: What They Cover, What They Cost, and the Liability the Nominee Carries

What nominee director and registered address services in Japan cover, what drives the monthly fee, the liability the nominee carries, and how to exit.

Back Office

Yuga Koda

Founding Director

Deemed Dissolution (みなし解散): How a Dormant Japan Subsidiary Gets Struck Off After 12 Years

Deemed Dissolution of a Dormant Japan Subsidiary, AQ Partners

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Deemed Dissolution (みなし解散): How a Dormant Japan Subsidiary Gets Struck Off After 12 Years

How a dormant Japan KK is struck off after 12 years: the Ministry of Justice sweep, the two-month window, the fine, and the three-year revival route.

Yuga Koda

Founding Director

FEFTA Inward Direct Investment: Prior Notification vs Post-Investment Report for Foreign Shareholders

FEFTA Inward Direct Investment: Prior Notification vs Post-Investment Report, AQ Partners

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FEFTA Inward Direct Investment: Prior Notification vs Post-Investment Report for Foreign Shareholders

Which parent transactions FEFTA catches, when prior notification or a 45-day post-investment report applies, who files, and what the 2026 amendment changes.

Japan Market Entry

Yuga Koda

Founding Director

Changing Your Company Name, Business Purpose, or Fiscal Year End in Japan

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Changing Your Company Name, Business Purpose, or Fiscal Year End in Japan

How to change a Japan subsidiary's trade name, business purpose, or fiscal year: the special resolution, two-week registration, ¥30,000 tax, and the cascade.

Yuga Koda

Founding Director

Head Office Relocation in Japan (本店移転): Registration, Tax Office Notifications, and the Cross-Jurisdiction Trap

Head Office Relocation in Japan, AQ Partners

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Head Office Relocation in Japan (本店移転): Registration, Tax Office Notifications, and the Cross-Jurisdiction Trap

Head office relocation for a foreign-owned Japan KK or GK: resolution, two-week registration, ¥30,000 or ¥60,000 tax, 5- and 10-day notices, cross-district gap.