Commercial Registration and Corporate Legal Services
1. Company incorporation
We work with you to help select the most appropriate entity type for your business through discussions with you about the relationship between investors, reasons for incorporation, business purposes, post-incorporation plans and other factors. We provide advice on creating your Articles of Incorporation and help you make decisions on capital ratios, share capital and management structure.
All of our services are also offered in English and the documentation we create will include English reference translations.
Some examples
- Incorporation by sole proprietors
- Incorporation of joint-venture entities
- Incorporation of asset management entities
- Incorporation of subsidiaries of foreign corporations (English support provided)
- Incorporation of entities for foreign individual investors (English support provided)
- Incorporation of incorporated associations and foundations
- Incorporation of special purpose companies
Service details
- Drafting of Articles of Incorporation
- Preparation of incorporation documents
- Notarization of Articles of Incorporation
- Filing of incorporation registration applications
2. Change registrations
We provide advice regarding the schedules and legal procedures required when registering changes to your company.
All of our services are also offered in English and the documentation we create will include English reference translations.
Some examples
- Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation (company name, business purpose, method of public notice, shares authorized to be issued, abolition of share certificates and others)
- Head office relocation (intra-jurisdictional, cross-jurisdictional)
- Officer changes (officer re-appointments at Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, officer resignations, officer dismissals)
- Amendments to company management and supervisory boards (establishment and abolition of Board of Directors and Statutory Auditors, establishment of Accounting Auditors and others)
Service details
- Related consultation
- Explanation of legal procedures, schedules and necessary documentation
- Preparation of necessary legal documents
- Filing of change registration applications
3. Capital related procedures
We provide advice regarding the most appropriate legal scheme, legal procedures and schedule to achieve your desired capital structure and goals.
All of our services are also offered in English and the documentation we create will include English reference translations.
Some examples
- Issuance of subscription shares (cash investments, in-kind investments)
- Debt-Equity Swap (DES)
- Capital reductions (reduction in registered capital and reserve capital)
- Issuance of class shares (non-voting shares, veto shares, preference shares)
- Issuance of share options (stock options)
Service details
- Related consultation
- Explanation of legal procedures, schedules and necessary documentation
- Preparation of necessary legal documents
- Filing of change registration applications
4. Share related procedures
We provide advice regarding the most appropriate legal scheme, legal procedures and schedule to achieve your desired shareholding structure and goals.
All of our services are also offered in English and the documentation we create will include English reference translations.
Some examples
- Acquisition of treasury shares
- Share transfers (family gift transfers, sales and purchase, business transfers and M&A related sales and purchase)
- Share splits, share consolidations and allotment of shares without contribution
- Squeeze outs
Service details
- Related consultation
- Explanation of legal procedures, schedules and necessary documentation
- Preparation of necessary legal documents
- Filing of change registration applications
5. Organizational restructuring procedures
We provide advice regarding the most appropriate legal scheme, legal procedures and schedule to achieve your desired goals based on the specific details of the current shareholder and creditors.
All of our services are also offered in English and the documentation we create will include English reference translations.
Some examples
- Absorption-type mergers
- Absorption-type splits
- Incorporation-type splits
- Organizational conversion (GK to KK and vice versa)
- Share exchange
- Share transfer
Service details
- Related consultation
- Explanation of legal procedures, schedules and necessary documentation
- Preparation of necessary legal documents
- Creditor protection procedures (individual notices and publication of public notice)
- Succession of labour contracts
- Filing of change registration applications
6. International services
Our shihoshoshi and legal professionals have over 10 years of experience providing corporate legal and commercial registration services to hundreds of foreign individuals and foreign corporations.
All of our services are also offered in English and the documentation we create will include English reference translations.
Some examples
- Incorporation of subsidiaries of foreign corporations
- Registration of Japan branches of foreign corporations
- Annual General Meeting support to foreign controlled corporations
- “Corporate health check” services to foreign controlled corporations
- Company incorporation for foreign individuals