Asahi Law Office
Licences & Permits
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Speed
We file applications and notifications as quickly as possible,
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Ongoing support
Our support does not end with a single application: we handle renewals and changes as well.
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Multidisciplinary team
If a matter turns into a dispute, our attorneys take over.
We also work with tax accountants, labour attorneys and other professionals to resolve the full range of our clients' concerns.
Services
Immigration (visas)
Foreign nationals who wish to work lawfully in Japan, or to acquire Japanese nationality, must apply to the Immigration Services Agency. We provide end-to-end support so that the required status is obtained as quickly as possible.
- ▶Certificate of Eligibility
- ▶Extension or change of status of residence
- ▶Naturalisation
- and more
Hotel and lodging business
Operating accommodation for a fee requires a licence, and operating a private lodging (minpaku) business requires notification. We prepare and file the necessary documents.
- ▶Hotel business licence
- ▶Notification under the Private Lodging Business Act
- and more
Construction business
A construction business licence is required to undertake works valued at 5 million yen or more. We prepare and file the licence application.
- ▶Construction business licence (new / renewal)
- ▶Annual financial reports and other notifications of change
- ▶Management evaluation and bidding qualification applications
- and more
Industrial waste
Collecting and transporting industrial waste generated by business activities on behalf of others requires a licence. We prepare and file the application.
- ▶Industrial waste collection and transport licence (new / renewal)
- ▶Industrial waste disposal business licence
- and more
Real estate brokerage
A licence is required to carry on the business of real estate transactions. We prepare and file the necessary documents.
- ▶Real estate brokerage licence (new / renewal)
- ▶Registration of real estate transaction specialists
- and more
Worker dispatch
Operating a temporary staffing (worker dispatch) business requires a licence. We prepare and file the application.
- ▶Worker dispatch business licence (new / renewal)
- and more
Second-hand goods dealing
Buying second-hand or recycled goods and reselling them for profit on a continuing basis requires a licence. We prepare and file the application.
- ▶Second-hand goods dealer licence
- ▶Second-hand goods market operator licence
- and more
Travel agency
Carrying on travel or travel-consulting business for a fee on a continuing basis requires registration as a travel agency. We prepare and file the necessary documents.
- ▶Travel agency registration (new / renewal / change)
- and more
Employment placement
Operating a fee-charging employment placement (recruitment agency) business requires a licence. We prepare and file the application.
- ▶Fee-charging employment placement licence
- ▶Employment placement business reports
- and more
Incorporation of neighbourhood associations
Where a neighbourhood or residents' association owns real estate such as a community hall, it may be authorised as a "community-based organisation" so that it acquires legal personality and can register property in its own name. We prepare and file the application.
- ▶Authorisation as a community-based organisation
- and more
Medical corporations
Establishing a medical corporation, for example to make financing easier or to open branch clinics and expand, requires approval. We prepare and file the application.
- ▶Approval to establish a medical corporation
- and more
Factory establishment
Establishing, expanding or altering a factory above a certain size requires notification or approval under the Factory Location Act and related laws. We prepare and file the necessary documents.
- ▶Factory establishment (change) notification / approval
- and more
Fees
Construction
| General construction licence (new) | from 200,000 yen (excl. tax) |
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| General construction licence (renewal) | from 150,000 yen (excl. tax) |
| Specified construction licence (new) | from 250,000 yen (excl. tax) |
| Specified construction licence (renewal) | from 200,000 yen (excl. tax) |
| Construction licence – addition of trade | from 100,000 yen (excl. tax) |
| Construction – annual financial report | from 50,000 yen (excl. tax) |
| Management evaluation + analysis + annual report | from 150,000 yen (excl. tax) |
Immigration (Status of Residence)
| Naturalisation | from 200,000 yen (excl. tax) |
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| Permanent residence | from 150,000 yen (excl. tax) |
| Certificate of Eligibility | from 150,000 yen (excl. tax) |
| Extension of period of stay | from 100,000 yen (excl. tax) |
| Change of status of residence | from 150,000 yen (excl. tax) |
| Short-term stay visa documents | from 50,000 yen (excl. tax) |
Other Services
| Industrial waste business licence (new) | from 200,000 yen (excl. tax) |
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| Industrial waste business licence (renewal) | from 150,000 yen (excl. tax) |
| Real estate brokerage licence (new) | from 100,000 yen (excl. tax) |
| Second-hand goods dealer licence | from 100,000 yen (excl. tax) |
| Private lodging (minpaku) notification | from 200,000 yen (excl. tax) |
| Restaurant business licence | from 30,000 yen (excl. tax) |
| Worker-dispatch business licence | from 200,000 yen (excl. tax) |
| Fee-charging employment-placement licence | from 150,000 yen (excl. tax) |
Fees are agreed with you in light of the scope of the work and your circumstances.
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