🇯🇵 Japan · Corporate Compliance
Annual filings, registered-agent and beneficial-ownership obligations, and the official company registry.
In Japan, companies are formed and maintained through commercial registration at the Legal Affairs Bureau (under the Ministry of Justice), and each registered entity has a Corporate Number. Companies must register key matters (officers, capital, articles), update the register when these change, and keep accounting records under the Companies Act.
- Companies are formed via commercial registration at the Legal Affairs Bureau; each has a Corporate Number.
- Register key matters (officers, capital, articles) and update the register when they change.
- Keep accounting records and meet obligations under the Companies Act.
Official authorities
- Ministry of Justice — Commercial & Corporation Registration
Official commercial-registration authority (Legal Affairs Bureau).
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Prime Minister's Office of Japan — Official site of Japan's Prime Minister — cabinet policies, press conferences, policy statements
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan — Japan visa applications, overseas safety info, consular services, and diplomatic policy
- Immigration Services Agency of Japan — Residence status, work visas, permanent residency, and naturalization in Japan
- National Tax Agency (Japan) — Income tax, corporate tax, consumption tax filing and e-Tax online submission