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From visa status and entity type to required documents, timelines, and costs — here's what foreign entrepreneurs need to know before forming a company in Japan, including the major 2025 Business Manager visa reform.

Incorporating is often the easy part. Opening a corporate bank account is where many foreign founders get stuck. Here's why banks have tightened screening, and what you can do about it.

Yes — but there are real logistical hurdles. From notarized signature certificates to capital transfer and eventual bank account opening, here's what remote founders need to plan for.