Japan Kabushiki-Kaisha [KK] (joint-stock corporations) Formation Steps & Flow Chart

TOKYO, Japan - Jan. 15, 2014 - PRLog -- Opening of Kabushiki-Kaisha (joint-stock corporations) in Japan
KK Subsidiary of a foreign co in Japan – Corporate Shareholding

The following procedures and steps need to be conducted in order to register a KK [Kabushiki-Kaisha] (joint-stock corporations) a subsidiary (a legal-entity) of a foreign company in Japan. The flow chart also describes the steps re post-incorporation immediate legal mandatory procedural requirement in Japan.

The below-mentioned procedures need to be conducted in order to open a KK legal subsidiary entity of a foreign company in Japan.

Basic Flow of procedures for opening a KK Co (legal entity) in Japan

Determination of profile of KK Co to be established (see Note below)
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Decide on KK Co's Local Registered address & appoint Local Resident Director
(Japanese or foreigner, Resident of Japan) [In case of a foreigner with appropriate «Status of Residence” in Japan]
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Obtain Personal Registered Seal (stamp) certificates of local Resident Director
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Obtaining of registration certificates, etc. for parent company, and preparation of affidavits regarding profile of parent company and affidavits regarding signatures of representatives of parent company (affidavits must be attested by a public notary in equity participants' home country)
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Signature Certificates of directors with overseas address & attestion at a notary public office in home country
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Preparation of KK Co's Articles of Incorporation
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Signature of overseas directors & seal of resident directors on incorporation docs
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Notarization of KK Co's Articles of Incorporation by Japanese notary public
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Remittance of KK's paid-up capital amount at the time of incorporation to local resident director's bank account (proof of capital)
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Application to the Legal Affairs Bureau for registration of KK Co establishment and registration of company seal(s)
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Obtaining KK Co registration certificate and company seal registration certificate from Legal Affairs Bureau (approx. 2 weeks after application for registration)
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Completion of Incorporation of KK Co
Ready for client – KK registration Original Certificate, Co seal (stamp) Certificates & original Co seal (stamp)
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KK Co Post-Incorporation immediate mandatory procedures in Japan
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Notification to the Bank of Japan of foreign subsidiary co
(notification prior to company establishment may be required in certain sectors)
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Post-registration: Mandatory reporting to National & Local Tax Office
(Report for Commencement of Business, [Local Tax office]; Notification of a Foreign Company, Application for Blue Form Return, Notification of Establishment /Move /Closure of an Office, etc Salary payment, Application for withholding income tax notification & special case re time for payment [National Tax Office])
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Completion of KK Co Post-Incorporation immediate mandatory procedures
Office copy of all notification duly receipt endorsement stamp of the government authority

Note: This profile should contain information including the following: trade name, location of head office, business objectives, business year, amount of capital, issue price of shares, existence of provisions restricting transfer of shares, existence of board of directors, names of directors and representative directors, terms of directors, names of equity participants, and values of their investments etc.
For Individual shareholding the procedure is almost similar except that the Affidavit is not required.

The above procedures re KK, joint-stock corporation establishment of a foreign co in Japan and is for illustration purpose