Establishment of a Stock Company (2) Head Office Address
The head office address of a joint stock corporation must be in Japan. Apart from the head office, there is no concept of “Registered office”. The head office address registered with the Legal Affairs Bureau is exactly the head office.
A virtual office can also be registered as the head office address. Under the Companies Act and the Commercial Registration Act, there is no regulation that a virtual office cannot be used as the head office address. However, as a requirement for obtaining a work visa, a physical and independent office space is required.