{"id":314,"date":"2023-04-25T12:22:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T12:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/?p=314"},"modified":"2023-04-25T12:23:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T12:23:02","slug":"start-a-company-in-the-energy-sector-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/start-a-company-in-the-energy-sector-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Start a Company in the Energy Sector in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Since the economy of Japan keeps developing, the energy consumption in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/blog\/third-quarter-gdp-rises-2.5-in-2017-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>this country<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is rising, too. This implies the creation of more opportunities for entrepreneurs to profit from this industry. Even though the\u00a0<strong>energy sector in Japan<\/strong>\u00a0is quite competitive, there is still room for profit for entrepreneurs who can come up with unique selling points.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>&nbsp;company formation consultants in Japan<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;explain how to&nbsp;<strong>start a company in the energy sector<\/strong>&nbsp;in this country. We also provide help in&nbsp;<strong>setting up a company in Japan<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/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\/start-a-company-in-the-energy-sector-in-japan\/#the-energy-industry-in-japan\" title=\"The energy industry in Japan\">The energy industry 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\/start-a-company-in-the-energy-sector-in-japan\/#-electric-power-companies-in-japan\" title=\"&nbsp;Electric power companies in Japan\">&nbsp;Electric power companies in Japan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-energy-industry-in-japan\"><\/span><strong>The energy industry in Japan<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan is a key player in the global energy market. It is one of the largest energy importers and consumers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;is also a renowned leader in the<strong>&nbsp;energy technology development<\/strong>&nbsp;and a great exporter in this sector.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The supply security has been generally critical to the country, since it relies on imports for all of its supply of fossil fuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2014, the local government initiated the fourth Strategic Energy Plan (SEP). Based on it, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) organized the 2015 \u201cLong-Term Energy Supply and Demand Outlook\u201d to 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SEP makes the safety among the main goals of the energy policy, together with economic efficiency and environmental protection. 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 more details related to this subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These goals are interconnected and the local authorities have been paying attention to balance them in the following outlooks and strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"-electric-power-companies-in-japan\"><\/span><strong>&nbsp;Electric power companies in Japan<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the present,<strong>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;there are ten privately-owned<strong>&nbsp;electric power companies<\/strong>&nbsp;which provide the regional power supply services as General Electricity Utilities. If you wish to&nbsp;<strong>set up a company in the energy sector in Japan<\/strong>, our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/types-of-companies-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>company registration<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;agents&nbsp;<strong>in Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;can assist you with the registration procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These companies are also responsible for providing electricity from power generation to distribution to the consumers in their service areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>General electricity utilities have to obtain an approval from the local government by offering supply conditions, for example, electricity rates as general supply provisions to the consumers who do not take advantage of the retail liberalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to know more about the&nbsp;<strong>energy industry in Japan<\/strong>, or for assistance in&nbsp;<strong>setting up a company in Japan<\/strong>, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>contact us<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the economy of Japan keeps developing, the energy consumption in\u00a0this country\u00a0is rising, too. This implies the creation of more opportunities for entrepreneurs to profit from this industry. Even though the\u00a0energy sector in Japan\u00a0is quite competitive, there is still room for profit for entrepreneurs who can come up with unique selling points.\u00a0 In this article, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":145,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[49,108,152,14,11,151],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Start a Company in the Energy Sector in Japan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We present a few aspects related to opening a company in the energy sector in Japan. 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