Skip to content

Will my Japanese company documents be in Japanese?

Last updated: Oct 21, 2026, 17:46 (UTC+08:00)

Yes. The articles, the registration filing and the official register extract are in Japanese, and foreign documents are filed with Japanese translations. We give you English working translations of the key documents for your records. The trade name can include Roman letters.

Source: 1.3 Procedures for registering establishment, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

More FAQs

Related Questions You Might Find Helpful

Discover additional answers related to Japan and corporate formation.

View all Japan questions

Still have questions about Japan?

Speak with our experienced corporate incorporation specialists today.

Ask OCC

AI assistant · answers from OCC’s published prices & facts

You are chatting with an AI assistant · Chats are stored
More

Ask OCC is an AI assistant, not a person. Answers are written by an AI model from Anthropic (Claude), using our published prices and facts, and it can make mistakes. Answers are general information, not legal or tax advice. Please do not share passport, bank or card details; we remove numbers that look like them. We store chats, with those numbers removed, for 30 days, or 24 months if you send us an enquiry. Our staff may read them to improve answers and follow up on your interest; you can object at any time.

Hi, I’m the OCC assistant. Ask me anything about setting up a company: prices, directors, banking, documents. No sign-up needed.

Not legal or tax advice · Double-check requirements with a specialist