{"id":277,"date":"2023-04-24T15:28:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T15:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/?p=277"},"modified":"2023-04-24T15:28:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T15:28:57","slug":"nominee-shareholders-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/nominee-shareholders-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominee Shareholders in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A<strong>\u00a0nominee shareholder<\/strong>\u00a0is the registered owner of a company\u2019s shares which are kept for the benefit of another individual, named the beneficial owner. The beneficial owner could choose to name a\u00a0<strong>nominee shareholder<\/strong>\u00a0due to the fact that he or she does not want to have the shares registered under his or her own name, or it could be required to assign a nominee. In this article, our c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ompany formation consultants in Japan<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0explain a few aspects related to the\u00a0<strong>Japanese nominee shareholders<\/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-shareholders-in-japan\/#nominee-shareholders-details-in-japan\" title=\"Nominee shareholders details in Japan\">Nominee shareholders details 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-shareholders-in-japan\/#-the-rights-of-shareholders-in-japan\" title=\"&nbsp;The rights of shareholders in Japan\">&nbsp;The rights of shareholders in Japan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"nominee-shareholders-details-in-japan\"><\/span><strong>Nominee shareholders details in Japan<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The local legislation does not acknowledge the concept of nominee ownership which is found in many other jurisdictions, however, this procedure is not prohibited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shareholders in Japan are able to transfer their incomes derived from the dividends on a contractual basis and businesses have to pay these dividends to the legal owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though the concept of&nbsp;<strong>nominee shareholders in Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;is not acknowledged, the local legislation sets an obligation connected to the identification of clients by specified company operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specified company operators who may be involved in offering nominee services have to effectuate customer research, being therefore obliged to identify any client for whom they act as nominees. Our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/company-incorporation-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Japan company formation<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;advisors can provide further details on this matter, as well as assistance in&nbsp;<strong>setting up a company in Japan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the tax authorities in Japan have the right to request data from the local resident, no matter if this is connected to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/corporate-tax-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>local taxation<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;or foreign taxes, to answer to an international request for data, and these could be utilized to gather data from an individual believed to act as a&nbsp;<strong>nominee shareholder in Japan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"-the-rights-of-shareholders-in-japan\"><\/span><strong>&nbsp;The rights of shareholders in Japan<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the local legislation,<strong>&nbsp;shareholders in Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;have the following rights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 The right to vote in a company;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 The right to sue. Our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>company registration agents in Japan<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;can offer more information on this subject;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 The right to sell the shares held in a business.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>nominee shareholder<\/strong>&nbsp;will only replace the beneficial owner only in matters agreed by the latter. The&nbsp;<strong>nominee shareholder<\/strong>&nbsp;does not have the same rights as beneficial owners in Japanese companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In case you need to know more about the<strong>&nbsp;restrictions<\/strong>&nbsp;set in place&nbsp;<strong>for nominee shareholders in Japan<\/strong>, or for help in&nbsp;<strong>starting a company in Japan<\/strong>, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>speak<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to our friendly representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foreign nationals who wish to relocate to Japan can discuss about their options with our team specializing in immigration matters. Having the right residence permit, the residence card, and renewing the permit as needed, are all essential steps for those who wish to remain in the country for medium to long-term business purposes. Reach out to us if you are interested in<strong>&nbsp;immigration to Japan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0nominee shareholder\u00a0is the registered owner of a company\u2019s shares which are kept for the benefit of another individual, named the beneficial owner. The beneficial owner could choose to name a\u00a0nominee shareholder\u00a0due to the fact that he or she does not want to have the shares registered under his or her own name, or it could [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":98,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[49,12,14,115,116,11,26],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nominee Shareholders in Japan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We present a few aspects related to nominee shareholders in Japan. 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