You need to obtain licenses or certificates to start business in some fields.
I shall introduce the major licenses and certificates here. These licenses are some of many licenses. If you start a business in Japan, you should consult a specialist.
Opening Restaurants
License: Permit license for operating a restaurant
Send application to: Health centers in cities, wards, towns, and villages.
Required personal license for the licensee： Food sanitation manager
You must also notify the police, if you want to provide alcohol beverages after midnight
Exporting old cars. construction equipment and electric devices
License: License of a second hand dealer
Send application to: Security officer at the police station who is controlling the location of the business office
Some kinds of electric device are forbidden to export.
Exporting antique works of art
License: License of a second hand dealer
Send application to: Security officer at the police station who is controlling the location of the business office
Certificate: the certificate for judging the exporting of antique works of art
Send application to: Agency for Cultural Affairs)
Travel agency
License: License for a permit for a travel agency
Send application to: Tourist bureau of each prefecture
Required personal license for the licensee：A certified travel supervisor
Recruit Agent
License: License for a Fee-Charging Employment Placement Businesses
Send application to: Labor department in each prefecture
Temporary personnel service
License: The License that is a License for General Worker Dispatching Undertaking
Send application to: Labor department in each prefecture
Constructions
License: Construction Business License
Send application to: (1) Ordinary Construction Business License / Prefecture
(2) Special Construction Business License / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Required personal license for the licensee：Person responsible for management operations / Full time engineer.
It depends on the kind of construction who can be the responsible person for management operations or Full time engineer.
Importing food
Notify: Notification for importing food
Party to notify: quarantine station
If you want to import organic food, the food must be approved by the Japan Agricultural Standards