Setting up an Office in Japan Book

	President's Message
	Foreword
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
Ch. 1	Metro Tokyo
	Tokyo's Rental Market	2
	Where to Locate Your Office	5
	Yokohama	11
	Key Criteria	16
	Alternative Space	21
	Public Transportation	24
Ch. 2	Outside Tokyo
	Osaka and the Kansai	30
	Nagoya and Central Japan	35
	Fukuoka and the Kyushu Region	40
	Sapporo and Northern Japan	42
	Okinawa	44
	Industrial Sites	46
Ch. 3	Renting Space
	Real Estate Brokers	53
	Fees and Contracts	54
	Negotiating a Lease	58
	Office Design	60
	Communications	65
	Moving	74
Ch. 4	Getting Started
	Visas	82
	Forms of Doing Business	83
	Legal Affairs	89
	Intellectual Property	92
	Taxes	93
	Banking	100
	Human Resources	105
	Insurance	113
	Set-up Costs	115
	Language	119
Ch. 5	Market Launch
	Market Research	123
	Public Relations	124
	Advertising	128
	Direct Marketing	129
	Funding and Loans	130
	Sources of Information	132
Ch. 6	Business Customs
	Corporate Materials	141
	Planning	142
	The Business Meeting	144
	Contacts and Publications	150
	Maps	164
	Index	176