Japan

As the third largest economy in the world, Japan is an attractive market for business expansion. With a stable business environment, cutting-edge innovation, and a stable government actively working to encourage growth, the future prospects in Japan are bright.

Japan maintains strong economic relationships with the United States, Europe and countries throughout the Asia Pacific region. This makes it an excellent destination for companies who wish to be present in region but are concerned about instability or the political climate in other hubs.

Vistra has operated in Japan over 10 years, serving more than 1,000 clients across a diverse set of industries, providing comprehensive support with set-up and expansion of local operations.

Services:

Vistra provides a full suite of support for both corporate and fund clients, with a strong focus on multinational companies expanding to or operating in Japan. All services are offered with English and Japanese bilingual support.

On the corporate service side, our services cover accounting, cash management, payroll & benefits, tax compliance, corporate secretarial, and immigration. Our team excels at helping our clients understand the more unique or complex areas, such as the Japanese employment environment. We also offer services to help bridge the communication challenges between local employees and global payroll teams that may be located in different jurisdictions.

Our years of experience and presence in the market also allow us to provide industry-leading support with the Japanese banking system.

In terms of fund administration, one thing to be highlighted is that our key customers are really big names. We offer a local team that overlays our strong global fund administration processes, to provide last mile support for key processes such as corporate secretarial, accounting, cash management and taxation compliance.