For those companies entering the Japanese market from abroad, it is essential to find a team providing one-stop support for everything, not only for setting up a company and visa-related consultation, but for compliance with the relevant regulations including labour and employment laws and other day-to-day support.
Japanese labour and employment law are known to be employee friendly, especially for termination and working hours, which means careful but practical consideration is needed when opening up in Japan. Further, board members are, in principle, not categorised as employees, and therefore need to be handled differently.
Atsumi & Sakai is a multi-award-winning, independent Tokyo law firm, and one of the ten largest full-service firms in Japan, offering a highly experienced inward investment team (the JMES team). The team acts as a one-stop-shop for foreign individuals seeking to set up a business in Japan, and foreign companies of all sizes, across all business areas, looking to enter the Japanese market.
Our labour and employment practice group offer practical advice to clients on all matters regarding HR and labour relations that both Japanese and international companies face, including the resolution of labour disputes and litigation before labour courts and tribunals. We have been recognised as a leading firm for labour and employment law by various legal directories, including Chambers, The Legal 500, Best Lawyers and Asialaw Profiles.
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