JAPANENTRY

Legal and regulatory counsel for foreign technology companies entering Japan — from a readiness assessment to contract localization and ongoing counsel.

SERVICE FEATURES

Regulation, Made Navigable

We focus on the part of Japan that is hardest to read from the outside: regulation. For crypto, fintech, and AI, we map what applies, what is required, and where the grey areas are.

A Lawyer Who Speaks Your Language

A Japan-qualified, bilingual lawyer with a genuine understanding of technology — so you get the speed of someone who gets your product and the judgment of counsel.

From Entry to Ongoing Counsel

Not a one-off setup. We start with a readiness assessment and stay on as your outsourced Japan legal function as you launch and scale.

The Regulatory Layer Other Advisors Don't Cover

Many firms can set up your company in Japan. Far fewer can tell you whether your business model is even permitted, what licenses it needs, and whether your contracts hold up under Japanese law. That regulatory and legal layer is where we work — company setup, visas, and tax are handled by trusted partner specialists.

SERVICES

Regulatory Viability & Licensing

  • Is your business model regulated in Japan? Initial viability assessment
  • Licensing analysis (Payment Services Act, FIEA, FEFTA, and more)
  • Grey-area and extraterritorial-application analysis
  • A prioritized Japan legal roadmap

Contracts & Data

  • Localizing your MSAs, terms of service, and EULAs to Japanese law
  • Personal data and cross-border transfer under the APPI
  • Consumer protection for B2C (Consumer Contract Act, Specified Commercial Transactions Act)
  • Review of Japanese-language counterparty contracts

Copyright & Content

  • Training data and the Article 30-4 copyright exception (information analysis)
  • Copyright and ownership of AI-generated outputs
  • Content licensing and copyright-infringement risk

Ongoing Counsel

  • Your outsourced Japan legal function after launch
  • Ongoing regulatory and contract support
  • Company setup, visas, and tax handled with partner specialists

PROCESS

1

Your Question

Bring us your specific Japan question, or your plans for entering the market.

2

Readiness Assessment

A fixed-fee diagnostic: what stands between you and operating in Japan, and what to fix first.

3

Roadmap & Execution

We work through the roadmap — contracts, data, licensing — with setup and tax handled by partners.

4

Ongoing Counsel

We stay on as your Japan legal function as you launch and scale.

Contact Us

Planning to bring your AI, software, or crypto company into Japan? Let's start with the regulatory and legal picture — the part that decides whether, and how, you can launch.