EnocX

Market Entry

Entering Japan is a sequence, not a single step

Entering the Japanese market is not the single act of forming a company. Capital, tax, legal, banking and operations each depend on the one before. EnocX stays alongside every one of those decisions, read from the ground in Japan.

Four stages, from strategy through to operations

We stay alongside each decision, read from the ground in Japan.

01

Strategy and structure

Entity type, capital structure and tax treatment designed around why you are entering and what the business plan says — keeping the initial outlay and the risk down.

  • Clarifying the objective and the business plan
  • Designing the entity type and capital structure
  • First pass at the tax structure
02

Formation and registration

From remitting the paid-in capital through company registration to securing a registered address — with the risk of a refused bank account addressed before it arises.

  • Support with remitting paid-in capital
  • Company registration and articles of incorporation
  • Securing a registered address
03

Banking and licensing

Opening the bank account and obtaining whatever licences the business needs, so nothing stands between you and starting work.

  • Support with opening a bank account
  • Obtaining the necessary licences
  • Setting up social insurance and payroll
04

Operations and growth

Bookkeeping, filings and payroll on an ongoing basis, and beyond them real estate, finance and the work of growing.

  • Ongoing accounting and tax
  • Asset management and property investment
  • Expansion and building out locally

The places companies get stuck, dealt with in advance

The bank account stalls

Foreign-owned companies are where account applications tend to stop. Designing the application in advance is what gets it through.

Tax left until afterwards

Work out the tax position after incorporating and the bill grows. Designing it early is what protects cash flow.

Language and business practice

The friction in documents, negotiation and dealing with authorities is absorbed by a local team working in Japanese, Chinese and English.

Your first step into Japanstarts with a conversation

There is no charge for an initial consultation. We can work in English, Japanese or Chinese, around where your business currently stands.