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[Peak]

Can you start your own business in jp? I have a specified visa is this enough to start my own business? for e.g. teaching kung fu, selling clothes, massage and other sales related enterprises.
can anyone shed some light?

[earthmonkey]

What is a specified visa? In another post you said that you would marry a Japanese woman. Will you have a spouse visa? If so, you can engage in any type of business you like.
Forming a corporation got easier a few years ago too. You used to need 3million yen in the bank to register a corporation. Now you just need �1 in capital, plus the expenses involved in processing the paperwork.
Actually making money is a different story altogether, but that's not what you were asking.

[Glenski]

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According to the MOFA web site, here are the activities you are allowed to engage in. I'd suggest asking immigration further. Moreover, I am not sure, but I think if you intend to start your own school, you have to be careful about the type of visa you have because with some types, I think you are not allowed to be a teacher there, but just the owner/operator.
Activities that are specifically designated by the Minister of Justice for foreign individuals. (For example, activities on the part of foreigners who wish to enter Japan as personal help privately employed by diplomats, consular representatives, etc.; foreigners who wish to enter Japan under bilateral working holiday agreements*; foreigners who are employed by companies, etc. and are active as athletes in amateur sports and their dependent spouses and children; foreign lawyers engaged in international arbitration affairs, etc. university students engaged in internship activities.)http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/04.html