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Business corridor
Japan ↔ Southeast Asia
Doing business between Japan and Southeast Asia means getting market access, tax, contracts, people and regulation right on both sides. WONE Global coordinates the work in both countries, so one team keeps it joined up.
Tokyo · Wednesday 4 November
03:06
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Singapore · Wednesday 4 November
02:06
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Worked example
A common move on this corridor, both sides
A step-by-step example of a common project between Japan and Southeast Asia: the rules in each country, the usual structures and the questions to ask your advisers.
How the work runs on both sides
A worked journey for this corridor
What has to happen in each country, in what order, and what one side changes for the other, with the sources for each step.
- A Japanese manufacturer sets up a BOI-promoted Thai subsidiary →A Japanese manufacturer sets up a majority or wholly owned Thai subsidiary to manufacture for the Thai, ASEAN and Japanese markets, with promotion from Thailand's Board of Investment. It must report the investment under Japan's foreign exc… 12 steps · 7 workstreams · 40 sourced statements
Key questions
Questions this corridor raises
- 01What is the commercial objective on each side of the corridor?
- 02Which entities, contracts or licences are required?
- 03How will money, people, goods or data move between the markets?
- 04Which capabilities need to be coordinated rather than handled separately?
Typical work
Work that moves along this corridor
Market accessCapital & transactionsTrade & supply chainPeople & operations
Tax, legal, people and money questions on one side change the answer on the other. WONE Global plans the work in both countries together before anything starts.
Partner firms
Who handles each service, in both markets
Named WONE Global leads where they exist; everything else arranged by WONE Global on request, with the name confirmed before work begins.
Scenarios
Across this corridor, how it is handled
Worked scenarios involving either side of the corridor: the client, where it comes from, what it ran into and how WONE Global handles it.
Worked scenarios
- Corporation · from Japan · in VietnamIndustrial manufacturerIt wants people in Vietnam to support its distributors, without trading locally or creating a taxable business there.How WONE Global handles it →
- Corporation · from Japan · in IndiaCorporate investorIt is taking 25% of an Indian start-up.How WONE Global handles it →
- Founder-led company · from Australia · in Singapore, Japan, South Korea and 2 moreFood brand, founder-ledIt is about to launch in five Asian markets through online marketplaces and has filed nowhere outside Australia.How WONE Global handles it →
- Founder-led company · from Italy · in United Arab Emirates, China, JapanFurniture designerIt will launch a new range at Milan Design Week and plans to sell in the Gulf and Asia.How WONE Global handles it →
Scenarios are representative of the work WONE Global coordinates, not specific client matters.
What the guides say
The markets on the Japan ↔ Southeast Asia corridor
Headline facts for each market on this corridor, from WONE Global's guides.
| Market | Corporate tax | VAT / GST | Usual entity | Arbitration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JapanEssentials · source-checked | 23.2% national rate (capital over JPY 100m) | 10% standard, 8% reduced | — | Party since 1961 (reciprocity reservation) |
Our full guides are checked against official sources. Guides drafted with AI are marked as such. None of this is legal or tax advice.
WONE Global Intelligence
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Work between Japan and Southeast Asia, coordinated on both sides.
UNBOUNDED™ · Global Business Circuit™
Work through Japan ↔ Southeast Asia with the leaders doing it.
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The Global Business Circuit™
One corridor, 60 minutes online, 12 senior business leaders. The leaders' own questions set the agenda; market and professional perspectives join only where the questions call for them.
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