The new operation of refugee screening

The Ministry of Justice has repealed the current operation in which every refugee applicant has working permission 6 months after applying. In the new operation, the applicants are classified into 4 categories after a preliminary examination. The applicants who are assumed to be refugees will be provided working permission before 6 months. In future, it Read More …

Visa for 4th generation Japanese foreigners

The Ministry of Justice has decided to provide residence status with permission to work for 4th generation Japanese foreigners living abroad. The applicant must be between the ages of 18 and 30years old. They are required to have an ability in daily conversation equivalent to N4 when they apply for the first time, and N3 Read More …

A visa by a Business Plan in Tokyo

We have started the package service for “Tokyo Program”, the correct name of which is “Program to increase foreign entrepreneurs” Tokyo city issues the recommendation to the immigration bureau by checking your business plan and based on the possibility if of you clearing the conditions for a business manager visa after 6 months. If it Read More …

Forms of companies

When you start a company in Japan, you need to decide the form of your company.We have three major company forms in this case, Kabushiki-kaisha , godo-kaisha and gaikoku-kaisha.( Kaisha is pronounced as gaisha.) I shall explain the character of each form here. Kabushiki-kaisha / Stock Companies Kabushiki-kaisha is often abbreviated as KK, Investors hold Read More …

Lawyer system in Japan

We, the Gyouseishoshi-lawyers who handle visa procedures, call ourselves immigration lawyers. We are always called Bengo-shi by foreigners. The word “lawyer” is translated to Bengo-shi in Japanese. But our gyouseishoshi-lawyer’s license is different from bengo-shi’s one. Bengo-shi can handle every legal matter. Probably, there are few cases you can ask to a Bengo-shi. Because the Read More …