OPERATE IN JAPAN

Keep your business running, with the right people informed.

Operating a company brings accounting, filings, payroll, contracts and changing compliance needs. KIZUNA can coordinate an agreed set of workstreams and provide a clear point of contact for practical follow-through.

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01 / What to think about before a consultation

What to think about before a consultation

Is your company already registered and operating?
Do you have a tax accountant or other professional engaged?
Which communications are taking the most time?
Are there upcoming payroll, filing, renewal or contract deadlines?

02 / KIZUNA

How KIZUNA can help

Build a plan for agreed ongoing needs and coordinate meetings with your existing or newly engaged advisers.
Organise document requests, milestones and action items, with interpretation or translation where needed.
Provide agreed progress reporting and communication across separately engaged professionals.

A MORE PRACTICAL GUIDE

Keep deadlines and responsibilities visible

After launch, the most expensive mistakes often come from unclear responsibilities. We map reporting lines, renewals and questions across separate tax, labour and legal specialists and provide an agreed bilingual management rhythm.

THE OPTIONS

Understand your options

Monthly coordination

A scoped bilingual contact and status-update arrangement with defined meetings, response windows and time limits.

Finance and compliance handoff

Coordinate with a separately engaged accountant or other practitioner on record collection and deadlines.

Hiring and HR launch

Arrange communication with qualified labour and immigration specialists when employees are hired.

DOCUMENTS & INFORMATION

What to prepare initially

Corporate registry extract and a summary of key operations
Current accountant, labour adviser and legal adviser contacts
A calendar of filing, payroll and renewal dates
Employee count and payroll arrangements where relevant
Existing contracts and recurring compliance tasks, described rather than uploaded in first contact

A professional will confirm the complete, case-specific document list. Please do not send passports or financial records in the initial inquiry form.

THE ROADMAP

What happens, step by step

Operational review

Map current advisers, recurring filings, staff, key supplier agreements and planned changes.

Lead: Client + KIZUNA

Agree a responsibilities matrix

Identify which adviser handles each qualified task and who supplies needed records and approvals.

Lead: Client + advisers

Run a recurring reporting cycle

Coordinate calendar, meeting agenda, document requests and actions.

Lead: KIZUNA

Review changes

Add or adjust the written scope when hiring, immigration, contracts or new markets change priorities.

Lead: Client + KIZUNA

IMPORTANT BEFORE YOU COMMIT

Scope, timing and things that can change the budget

Businesses employing staff can have prompt labour and social-insurance notifications; legal deadlines depend on the actual workforce and employer status.
KIZUNA does not itself conduct reserved tax, employment-law or legal representation activities.
An annual-support estimate assumes a specified time and work scope; unusual or time-intensive projects need a separate quotation.

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Questions people ask before engaging

Can you work with our existing advisers?

Yes, subject to permission and their acceptance of the coordination process.

Does your support replace an accountant?

No. It provides an English-friendly coordinating point; required professional work stays with those authorised to carry it out.

Sources for this guide

Checked against the linked official guidance on 24 October 2026. This is general information, not an individual legal, tax or immigration determination. Public rules and interpretations can change; a relevant licensed professional must review the current requirements before acting.

THE COMPLETE PICTURE

What might the whole process cost?

We estimate the whole standard project, including the qualified professionals and routine English-language coordination—without charging twice for everyday interpretation or translation.

INDICATIVE TOTAL CUSTOMER BUDGET¥950,000–¥2,000,000illustrative first year including selected professional services

A one-year planning budget combining agreed accounting, corporate tax filing, optional payroll and routine bilingual liaison for operations.

ILLUSTRATIVE COMPLETE PROJECT BUDGET

Example: 12 months of agreed operating support

A single planning example covering the described standard scope, with routine bilingual support already included in the relevant service fee. Not a binding quote.

Tax accountant (¥30,000 × 12 months)Professional fee¥360,000

Annual corporate tax filingProfessional fee¥250,000

KIZUNA bilingual operations support (¥40,000 × 12 months)KIZUNA (routine language support included)¥480,000

Payroll support (¥20,000 × 12 months)Other professional¥240,000

Estimated consumption tax on taxable feesTax¥133,000

Estimated overall customer payment for this example¥1,463,000

The illustration includes payroll support; it may be excluded from a real quote. Routine calls and bilingual correspondence within the agreed monthly hours are already covered by KIZUNA support.

Not included in this illustration

Actual tax liabilities, major audits, unusually high transaction volumes, office costs, payroll wages, new licence applications and out-of-scope translations.

These are market-aligned budget examples, not a fixed quote or a guarantee of outcome. Ordinary English-language coordination, agreed meetings and routine correspondence are already included in the scoped service fees; exceptional or certified translations are quoted separately only if needed. Licensed professionals independently contract for regulated work. You receive an itemised total estimate before paid work begins.

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Who is responsible for regulated work

Your tax accountant, labour specialist, legal adviser or other qualified practitioner remains responsible for their professional work and advice.

FAQ

Common questions

Can we use our current accountant?

Yes. With the relevant parties’ agreement, we can support communication with an adviser you already work with.

Do you prepare tax returns or payroll filings?

KIZUNA does not provide regulated tax or labour-professional services. Those functions stay with the appropriate practitioners.

Can communication be ongoing?

We can discuss a defined monthly communication and interpretation scope with clear time limits and deliverables.

Official starting points

Official guidance may change; check the issuing authority for the latest version.

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