Everything you need to know to start your business
Why Japan?
What does TPP mean to entrepreneurs? What does it even stand for?
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INTERVIEWS
An interview with Chris Kirkland, co-founder of Tokyo Cheapo
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Finance
There are two elements to a business's finances: the start-up fund (i.e. capital) and purpose (profit).
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Accounting in Japan
As accounting standards in the world is converging, Japanese generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
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Bank Account
It is difficult for foreigners who is not a resident in Japan to open a corporate bank account as many Japanese banks require
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How to use excel in accounting effectively
After mastering the basic skills of using mathematical functions and functionalities of worksheets,
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Ideas
The cynical may say there is nothing new under the sun, that anybody can have good business ideas,
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RECENT INVESTMENT
The UK-based Legatum Institute ranked Japan as the 22nd most prosperous country in the world in 2015.
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Skills
Having a unique business concept and good funding certainly makes running a business easier.
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Tax
You may be able to deduct client entertainment costs from the taxable incomes of your company if you can meet certain criteria.
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Visa
As part of Abenomics, the Japanese government is planning to allow highly skilled foreigners to stay for up to 8 years.
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FOREIGN BUSINESSES
The biggest ethnic minority population in Japan until 2007 was Korean, with many of them being naturalised Japanese citizens.
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