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Business permits such as secondhand dealer, liquor sales, construction and Entertainment Business Act licenses, and registrations such as financial instruments business, funds transfer service and crypto-asset exchange service.
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Selling alcohol in Japan requires a liquor sales license from the tax office director for each sales premises. Retail and wholesale need separate licenses, and online sales and imported-liquor wholesale have their own.
Permits & Financial Licenses
Financial services in Japan need FSA or Local Finance Bureau registration or approval for each activity. We compare securities, payments, prepaid, crypto-asset and stablecoin licenses, the process and recent reforms.
Permits & Financial Licenses
Recruitment in Japan requires a fee-charging employment placement license from the health and labor minister. We cover the asset, manager and office requirements, the process, costs, ongoing duties and foreign talent.
Permits & Financial Licenses
Running short-term rentals in Japan requires a minpaku notification, a hotel business licence or special-zone certification. Operating-day caps, location rules and procedures differ sharply between the three.
Permits & Financial Licenses
Importing goods for sale in Japan requires an import declaration, payment of customs duty and consumption tax, and product-specific procedures: food needs a quarantine notification, cosmetics a licence and notification.
Permits & Financial Licenses
Dealing in or brokering real estate as a business in Japan requires a brokerage license. Covered transactions, full-time agent and office rules, deposit versus guarantee association, and points for foreign owners.
Permits & Financial Licenses
Reselling used goods in Japan requires a secondhand dealer license. Foreigners and foreign-owned firms can apply, but residence status, office and manager are key. Requirements, steps and the October 2025 changes.
Permits & Financial Licenses
To open a restaurant in Japan you need a permit from the public health centre. We cover advance consultation, application and inspection, facility standards, HACCP, fire and police filings and tips for foreign owners.
Permits & Financial Licenses
Arranging travel or running tours for a fee in Japan requires registration under the Travel Agency Act. For inbound businesses, we cover each type's scope, financial requirements, managers and land operator registration.
Permits & Financial Licenses
A worker dispatch business in Japan needs a license from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare. We cover the asset tests, dispatch managers, office standards, prohibited work, process, fees and foreign-owned firms.
Permits & Financial Licenses
Building in Japan requires a construction business license unless you take on only minor work. We explain the requirements, the minister's approval of overseas experience, full-time officers and how to apply.
Permits & Financial Licenses
A bar, lounge or club in Japan may need a Fueiho permit or notification, depending on hostess-style service and serving alcohol after midnight. How to tell which applies, and what to check before you sign a lease.
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