Permits • SME support

Startups & subsidies

STARTUP SUPPORT / SUBSIDY APPLICATIONS

We support articles of incorporation and notarisation, mapping permits at launch, and drafting subsidy applications such as sustainability grants. Company registration is a judicial scrivener; tax filings a tax accountant; many employment grants a labour attorney. We do not guarantee approval or financing. Foreign founders should confirm residence status first.

Target Applicants

People planning a sole proprietorship or a kabushiki / godo company in Kumamoto

Founders who need a permit roadmap at launch (for example a restaurant)

Small businesses that need help drafting subsidy application papers

Foreign nationals starting a business who must sequence residence status and opening filings

Our Support Services

Drafting articles of incorporation and preparing notarisation
Mapping permits that may be required at start-up
Drafting applications such as the Small Business Sustainability Subsidy, following the current call
Confirming filing offices (city, chamber of commerce, grant body)
For foreign founders, checking residence status before opening procedures

Application Process

Scope of the business

We ask about the trade, personal vs company form, permits, and whether a public call applies, then separate what an administrative scrivener can do.

Other professions

Commercial registration is a judicial scrivener. Tax filings are a tax accountant. Many MHLW employment grants are reserved for labour and social security attorneys.

Drafting

We prepare articles and subsidy papers. Grant rules change by year; we follow the latest guidelines.

Notarisation and filing support

We support notarisation and permit or grant filings. The registry application itself is filed by a judicial scrivener.

Next steps

If a permit or visa follows, we connect those procedures. We do not guarantee a grant or a loan.

Key Required Documents

Required documents vary by procedure and your situation. We provide a tailored checklist at the first meeting.

A note on the business and planned location

ID of promoters or members

Capital plan (to be confirmed in consultation)

Floor plans or a lease if a permit is involved

Recent tax returns or financials for subsidy applications

Forms required by the current call (to be confirmed)

Fees are quoted in writing before you instruct us. See How to Instruct Us for our fee policy. Fee policy

Frequently Asked Questions

QCan you handle company formation end to end?

We can draft and notarise articles of incorporation. Filing at the Legal Affairs Bureau is reserved for judicial scriveners. We will either introduce a counterpart or ask you to instruct one yourself. Whether we have a standing counterpart is to be confirmed.

QDo you guarantee subsidy approval?

No. Calls are scored and budget-limited. We draft papers. We do not describe the office as a certified management innovation support organisation; that status is unconfirmed.

QCan you file employment-related grants?

Many Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare grants must be filed by a labour and social security attorney. We do not take those. They are separate from METI-style subsidy drafting.