{"id":275,"date":"2023-04-24T15:27:27","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T15:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/?p=275"},"modified":"2023-04-24T15:27:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T15:27:29","slug":"nominee-directors-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/nominee-directors-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominee Directors in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Entrepreneurs who want to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/types-of-companies-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>open a company in Japan<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0should know that this requires appointing an individual as a director. Even though sometimes there are no legal residency requirements for the\u00a0<strong>nominee director in Japan<\/strong>, utilizing a foreign resident could make it difficult to do business in Japan. In this article, our\u00a0<strong>company formation<\/strong>\u00a0consultants\u00a0<strong>in Japan<\/strong>\u00a0present you a few aspects related to\u00a0<strong>nominee directors in Japan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/nominee-directors-in-japan\/#changes-in-the-local-legislation-in-japan\" title=\"Changes in the local legislation in Japan\">Changes in the local legislation in Japan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/nominee-directors-in-japan\/#when-is-local-residency-required-for-nominee-directors-in-japan\" title=\"When is local residency required for nominee directors in Japan?\">When is local residency required for nominee directors in Japan?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"changes-in-the-local-legislation-in-japan\"><\/span><strong>Changes in the local legislation in Japan<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The business environment in Japan has changed so much in the sense that it became more international and because the new technology enables individuals to be in several places of the world at one time, that it has resulted in a growing pressure and demand for local businesses to be able to incorporate under the Japanese legislation without having a local&nbsp;<strong>nominee director<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, the officers of the Ministry of Justice announced in 2015 that the&nbsp;<strong>company registration<\/strong>&nbsp;practice<strong>&nbsp;in Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;used until then would be abolished, and that the Legal Affairs Bureaus would accept applications for the establishment of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/open-a-llc-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>share (KK) company<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;without having to present a local&nbsp;<strong>nominee director in Japan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The abolition of the local&nbsp;<strong>nominee director<\/strong>&nbsp;requirement does not apply to branches of foreign entities in Japan. The Companies Act clearly rules that a branch of a non-Japanese company must have at least one&nbsp;<strong>nominee director<\/strong>&nbsp;who resides in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because this is a clear statutory requirement, it cannot be abolished by an administrative decision of the Ministry of Justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"when-is-local-residency-required-for-nominee-directors-in-japan\"><\/span><strong>When is local residency required for nominee directors in Japan?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless, the local residency is required for&nbsp;<strong>nominee directors in Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;for two main reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. The initial incorporation of a company in Japan necessitates proof of capital to be demonstrated in a personal local bank account of a director or of the shareholders, which could be difficult for businesses with non-<strong>Japanese nominee directors<\/strong>. Our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/company-incorporation-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Japan company formation<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;agents can provide more information related to this matter;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. The local companies and banking institutions could be hesitant to deal with businesses with foreign&nbsp;<strong>nominee&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>directors<\/strong>, since there would be no authoritative person on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/why-invest-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>local scene<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to be held responsible for company negligence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In case you need to know more about&nbsp;<strong>who can be a nominee director in Japan<\/strong>, or for assistance related to<strong>&nbsp;setting up a company in Japan<\/strong>, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>contact<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;our friendly team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can also answer questions about<strong>&nbsp;immigration to Japan<\/strong>, for those foreign nationals who will enter the country based on a residence permit issued for their work and position as a company director. Remaining in the country for a minimum number of years, along with ensuring one\u2019s financial independence and having a good conduct represent the basis for applying for permanent residency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entrepreneurs who want to\u00a0open a company in Japan\u00a0should know that this requires appointing an individual as a director. Even though sometimes there are no legal residency requirements for the\u00a0nominee director in Japan, utilizing a foreign resident could make it difficult to do business in Japan. In this article, our\u00a0company formation\u00a0consultants\u00a0in Japan\u00a0present you a few aspects [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":97,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[49,108,113,58,114],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nominee Directors in Japan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here are a few important details about the nominee directors in Japan. 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