Start-up Your Business in Tokyo

Thinking of starting-up, or moving your company Regional Headquarters or R&D centres to Tokyo?

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is encouraging foreign companies to make Tokyo their new home.  Foreign companies newly headquartered in Tokyo will benefit from preferential tax treatment as well as deregulation and fiscal and financial assistance. 

Recruitment Costs Subsidy
Of fees paid to recruitment agencies or specialists such as administrative scriveners for establishment of the Asian regional headquarters/R&D centre, recruitment costs are also eligible for subsidy.
*Please note that taxes and other fees paid to public agencies are excluded.

• Fees related to obtaining "status of residence"
• Fees for registering the establishment of the headquarters/R&D centre and other relevant filing procedures
• Recruitment costs

Amount of Subsidy
Subsidies will not exceed one-half of the actual expenses incurred and will be limited to a maximum JPY 5 million per company. Read more about the subsidy here.

For this one big step into a new country, a new city, a new language, Robert Walters Japan is here to help you grow your business in Tokyo with the best bilingual professionals in town.

Robert Walters Japan

We've been a driving force in Japanese bilingual recruitment market providing high quality candidates for our clients and access to the best jobs for over 15 years. We always put the interests of our clients and candidates first and run the non-commission recruitment firm in Japan. That means we can find the best fit for employer and job seeker and don't push people into unsuitable roles.

With offices in Tokyo and Osaka, Robert Walters Japan specialises in permanent and contract recruitment solutions across all industry sectors including accountancy & finance, banking & financial services, legal, compliance & risk, engineering & operations, general management & consultancy, human resources, information technology, sales and marketing in the fields of retail, healthcare, online as well as supply chain, logistics & procurement.