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Process for Foreign Companies to Establish Locations or Business Units in Kitakyushu
(Guide for foreign companies)
1-2 months
JETRO
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- 1. Apply for registration of incorporation
- Legal Affairs Bureau, Bank of Japan, and your country's embassy in Japan (secure staff and office, and decide on head of location/business unit in Japan)
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- 2. Submit various notifications
- Local tax office, Japan Pension Service Branch Office, Immigration Bureau, etc. (tax affairs, opening bank accounts, notifications required for social insurance, visa applications, etc.)
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1-2 months
City of Kitakyushu
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- 3. Hold preliminary consultation and submit business plan to apply for a subsidy
- City of Kitakyushu
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6-12 months
City of Kitakyushu
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- 4. Carry out procedures to buy land for place of business
- City of Kitakyushu or land owner (if it is in an industrial park in Kitakyushu, the company must apply and obtain approval by the City Assembly)
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- 5. Obtain permits to build place of business and carry out relevant legal procedures
- City of Kitakyushu (e.g. Building Standards Act)
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- 6. Start constructing place of business
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- 7. Start business operations
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6 months
City of Kitakyushu
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- 8. Apply for subsidy
- City of Kitakyushu (submit within 1 year after starting operations) (apply for subsidy → decision to grant subsidy is made → report business results and send invoice → subsidy is granted)