Who regulates you in Japan, and who writes the rules?
Most companies identify the ministry that licenses them and stop there. This 7-page checklist is the fuller map: your sector regulator, the laws that bind everyone, foreign investment screening, and the advisory councils where next year's rules are being written.
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Five layers, fifteen checks
- 1 Your sector regulatorFifteen sectors mapped to the ministry that licenses them, the core legislation, and the council where the rules are shaped.
- 2 The laws that bind everyoneData, competition, labour, advertising and economic security: the blind spots of teams focused on product approval.
- 3 Foreign investment screeningThe FEFTA prior-notification gate, one of the few items that can stop an entry outright.
- 4 The advisory councilsWhere your future rules are drafted, six to eighteen months before a bill reaches the Diet.
- 5 Industry associationsWho holds the council seats, and whether you are in the room when your sector is discussed.
It closes with a 15-point pre-entry checklist to work through before you commit to an entry plan, and to revisit every year.
Who it's for
- Companies entering Japan, or expanding into a new sector there
- Corporate public affairs and government relations teams responsible for a Japan issue
- Investors and advisers assessing a Japanese acquisition or market position
Strategy without the intelligence layer is a guess. Execution is a gamble. So we built the layer.
We sit in your planning sessions and your stakeholder meetings, in Tokyo, in both languages.
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Our Japan-focused political and public policy intelligence platform monitors developments across the Diet, ministries, public consultations, and other government sources. Our analysts determine what matters and translate it into recommended action.
“Gemini identified the relevant policy process, decision-makers, and engagement window before the issue reached wider industry attention.”