日本からの実践的な洞察。

Hiring Employees in Japan: Costs, Compliance and Practical Planning

Why Japan Projects MUST have a Project Manager

Japan projects often stall between specialists. A project manager keeps banking, licensing, setup and key moving parts connected from start to finish.

Japan Corporate Bank Accounts: What Should You Prepare?

What Japanese banks actually want from a foreign-owned company, why registration and account approval are separate hurdles, and how to prepare for it.

Your Japan Holiday Home: A Seasonal Care Checklist

A seasonal care checklist for your Japan holiday home, covering damp, storms, frozen pipes, post and garden upkeep across the months you are overseas.

How to Move to Japan Permanently: 4 Realistic Paths

Planning to move to Japan permanently? Learn four realistic visa paths, permanent residence timelines, and the rules that matter most for you in 2026.

Hiring Employees in Japan: Costs, Compliance and Practical Planning

A practical guide to hiring in Japan: employer costs, contracts, payroll, overtime, insurance, paid leave, visas and compliance for foreign firms.

The Certificate of Eligibility for Japan: How It Actually Works

Your Certificate of Eligibility is filed with immigration in Japan by your sponsor, while you wait at home. Here is who does what, and how long it takes.

The Business Manager Visa Math Most Families Get Wrong

The Business Manager Visa’s 30 million yen is a floor, not a plan. What a family of four really needs to earn in Japan, and how to build a plan that adds up.

The Business Manager Visa When Your License Doesn’t Transfer

Your professional license may not transfer to Japan, but the Business Manager Visa asks a different question. What counts, what blocks you, what to check first.