Japan

Ease of Doing Business in

Japan

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Japan. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 185 economies) and the rankings by each topic. It also lists the economy's distance to frontier (DTF)** measure. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

Economy Overview

Region OECD high income
Income Category High income
Population 127,817,277
GNI Per Capita (US$) 45,180
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
24 20 down -4

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
77.8 77.9 down -0.1
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 114 109 up -5
Dealing with Construction Permits 72 68 up -4
Getting Electricity 27 28 up 1
Registering Property 64 59 up -5
Getting Credit 23 23 No change
Protecting Investors 19 17 up -2
Paying Taxes 127 123 up -4
Trading Across Borders 19 19 No change
Enforcing Contracts 35 34 up -1
Resolving Insolvency 1 1 No change

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Dealing with Construction Permits

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Shown below are the procedures, time, and costs to build a warehouse, including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections, and obtaining utility connections.

DB 2013 Rank 72 DB 2012 Rank 68 Change in Rank down-4
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 75.7 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 75.7 Improvement in DTF** (% points) 0.0
Indicator Japan OECD high income OECD

The total number of procedures required to build a warehouse. A procedure is any interaction of the company’s employees or managers with external parties.

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Procedures (number)
14 -- 14

The total number of days required to build a warehouse. The measure captures the median duration that local experts indicate is necessary to complete a procedure in practice.

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Time (days)
193 -- 143

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Only official costs are recorded.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
28.5 -- 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Initial consultation with local authority 24 days no charge
* 2 Obtain consent of neighborhood 30 days no charge
3 Obtain building permit from Building Department of Government of Tokyo 70 days JPY 144,000
* 4 Request and obtain Workmen’s Compensation Insurance Proof from Labor Control Office 60 days no charge
5 Erect statutory construction notice sign board site 1 day JPY 50,000
6 Submit construction method plan to local authority and obtain approval 7 days no charge
7 Submit project safety and health, and resources recycling plan to local authority, and obtain approval 7 days no charge
8 Receive intermediate inspection by Japan Building center and obtain permit 24 days JPY 211,000
9 Request and receive connection to water and sewage services 21 days no charge
* 10 Request and receive connection to fixed telephone line 14 days no charge
11 Request final inspection from Japan Building Center 1 day JPY 220,000
12 Receive final inspection from Japan Building Center 1 day no charge
13 Obtain completion certificate 18 days no charge
14 Register the building with the land and building registry 12 days JPY 455,210
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

** The distance to frontier (DTF) measure shows the distance of each economy to the "frontier," which represents the highest performance observed on each of the indicators across all economies included in Doing Business since each indicator was included in Doing Business. An economy’s distance to frontier is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the lowest performance and 100 the frontier. Read more...

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