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Business Permit and Subsidy Application Support Fees

Understand the scope and cost of support before engaging us.

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The figures below are minimum professional fees, inclusive of applicable consumption tax.

“+” means the fee starts at the stated amount and increases with the procedure, number of premises, available records and agreed scope. Government fees and expenses are separate. An inquiry alone does not incur a fee. If a paid consultation or detailed document review is needed, we explain the scope and cost and obtain your agreement before starting.

Business permit and licence fees

ServiceMinimum professional fee (tax included)Standard scope and conditions
Secondhand dealer permit — individual, initialJPY 88,000+One office and one manager. Document review, preparation, submission and ordinary corrections.
Secondhand dealer permit — company, initialJPY 110,000+One office. Additional fees may apply depending on officers and document volume.
Secondhand dealer — changesJPY 33,000+One notification and one change. Multiple changes or additional offices are quoted separately.
Restaurant business permit — initialJPY 132,000+One premises and one permit. Prior consultation, preparation, submission and ordinary corrections. Site visits and drawing preparation are quoted separately.
Restaurant business permit — renewalJPY 77,000+One premises and one permit, without substantial changes to facilities or activities.
Restaurant — changesJPY 44,000+One notification and one change. Changes requiring a new permit are quoted as an initial application.
Construction licence — initialJPY 220,000+Prefectural, general licence, one trade, with relevant experience and qualification evidence available. Ministerial or special licences are quoted separately.
Construction licence — renewalJPY 110,000+Prefectural, general licence. Resolving outstanding change notifications is separate.
Construction — annual financial notificationJPY 66,000+Prefectural licence, one financial year, with financial statements available.
Construction — other changesJPY 44,000+One notification and one change. Complex evidence for technical staff or management arrangements is quoted separately.
Real estate brokerage licence — initialJPY 165,000+Prefectural licence, one office. Guarantee association membership and security deposit procedures are excluded.
Real estate brokerage licence — renewalJPY 110,000+Prefectural licence, one office. Outstanding change notifications are separate.
Real estate brokerage — changesJPY 44,000+One notification and one change. Ministerial licences, multiple offices or multiple changes are quoted separately.

Support may include planning the procedure, identifying documents, preparing forms, submission procedures and responses to requests for corrections, within the agreed scope. Renewals and change notifications are charged separately unless expressly included.

Subsidy application support fees

ServiceMinimum professional fee (tax included)Standard scope and conditions
Consultation and eligibility reviewJPY 33,000+60-minute consultation and a brief review of up to five pages submitted in advance. Detailed research or written deliverables are separate. An initial outline for a quotation alone does not incur a fee.
Standard subsidy application preparationJPY 550,000+One business, one programme, one call and one application. Eligibility review, advice on the business plan, document organisation and application preparation/review as permitted by the programme. Post-selection work is separate.
Preparation involving a complex business planJPY 880,000+Projects involving equipment investment, a new business, multiple financial projections or extensive evidence. The precise scope is agreed before engagement.
Grant approval application supportJPY 165,000+One programme and one application, under a separate engagement after selection.
Performance report supportJPY 220,000+One programme and one report, with supporting records organised. Reorganisation and extensive records incur additional fees.
Changes or annual reportingJPY 88,000+One procedure or one report for one year. Additional years are separate.

We do not offer support for every subsidy programme. Where confirmation by an accredited support institution or another participant is required, we check the necessary involvement and available arrangements before accepting the matter.

The listed subsidy application preparation fees are fixed-fee starting amounts, not merely retainers. No separate success fee applies under this standard plan. Fees pay for the agreed work and are payable regardless of selection; settlement on early termination is explained in the contract. Pre-application work and post-selection procedures are separate engagements.

Terms explained before a subsidy engagement

  • Upfront and fixed fees and the work covered
  • The total fixed fee, payment milestones and any additional work charges
  • Settlement and refund terms for unsuccessful applications, withdrawal or early termination
  • Whether post-selection procedures and reports are included and any additional fees

Selection, formal grant approval and payment of funds are separate milestones; the contract specifies the applicable fee conditions. We do not guarantee selection, approval, funding or completion by a desired date.

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Included work and separate expenses

The quotation identifies the professional fee inclusive of applicable consumption tax and the tasks, number of attendances or responses, and scope covered. Government fees, certificates, postage, travel, translation and other professionals’ fees are separate unless expressly included.

If site visits, additional offices or application categories, extensive document organisation, further research or correction work beyond the agreed scope become necessary, we explain the additional work and cost and obtain agreement before proceeding.

Payment and engagement

  1. Tell us the business type, location, procedure and intended timing.
  2. We assess whether we can accept the matter and provide the scope, tax-inclusive professional fee, expenses and payment terms in a quotation or engagement documents.
  3. Work starts after agreement and engagement. For fixed fees, the general arrangement is 50% upfront and the balance upon approval or before delivery, with the specific timing set out in the contract. For subsidy preparation support, the balance is due before delivery of the agreed preparation work, rather than when subsidy funds are received.

Prices shown are minimum professional fees including consumption tax. For Stripe online payments, our online payment fee of 5% is added to the amount payable, including any government fees and expenses being collected. No such fee is charged for payment by bank transfer to our designated GMO account; bank transfer charges are borne by the client. The full total is confirmed before payment. See our payment methods. No payment is required merely to make an inquiry.

These fees apply to new quotations issued after publication on September 20, 2026. They do not retrospectively change existing quotations, confirmed bookings or ongoing engagements.

Service information

Ask about scope and fees

Please tell us your business type, location, whether you operate as an individual or company, the procedure and intended timing. For subsidy inquiries, include the programme name, official URL and application deadline if known.

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Business permit and subsidy inquiry / quotation request

This form is shared with subsidy inquiries. For business permits, choose “Other / not sure yet”. In Your inquiry, specify secondhand dealer, restaurant, construction or real estate brokerage; the procedure (initial application, renewal or changes); and the number of business premises. You may leave Program name / official information URL blank.

Submitting this form does not create a contract or payment obligation.

    Use this form for subsidy applications and business plan support. Sending an inquiry does not create an engagement or book a paid consultation.

    Please provide an outline only. Do not enter My Number, passwords or bank account numbers. We will advise how to provide documents if needed.