Japan Entry Budget Calculator

What it does

Most guides tell you to incorporate in Japan before you've sold anything. This calculator asks 6 questions and tells you which of 3 real entry paths fits: desk validation (under $2,000), cross-border selling with no legal entity ($3,000-10,000/yr), or a full entity plus local hire ($150,000+/yr). Built by Japan Brief, a newsletter for founders and operators evaluating a Japan market entry. Free, no signup, single static page.

Six questions. One honest budget range. Based on the same scenario logic used in The Real Cost of Entering Japan (2026) . 1. Have you confirmed Japanese competitors or substitutes actually exist for what you sell? 2. Who's the buyer: large enterprise / government, or SMB / consumer? 3. Could you sell this through Amazon Japan, Rakuten, or a similar cross-border channel with no local entity? 4. Does your product touch a regulated category: food, health/cosmetics, medical, finance, alcohol, or advertising health claims? 5. Are you planning to make a local hire in Japan this year, regardless of results? 6. Do you need to present this decision to a board orfrom shun147.github.io

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