Inbound services: Japan business network (JBN)

Building bridges between businesses in Japan and the United States

Japanese companies face a wide range of potential political, economic and financial issues when building subsidiaries in the United States. Japanese-owned businesses have special needs that call for savvy professionals who are experienced in both Japanese and US compliance issues and business strategy. At PwC, we support the specialized needs of Japanese owned-companies, with services covering tax and financial planning, cost management, financial effectiveness and risk management, J-SOX, IFRS conversion, compliance, integration, transfer pricing, health and safety, and sustainability.

PwC's Japan business network assists companies expand their international footprint. If you’re thinking about investing—or already have invested—in the United States or Japan, PwC’s Japan business network's team of bilingual professionals can help navigate the technical, regulatory, and cultural challenges facing your business today.

Our inbound and outbound business services

PwC's Japan business network advisors have extensive experience working in the United States and Japan. As you consider entering the United States or Japanese market, we'll help you calculate efforts and costs realistically and adapt approaches to local circumstances and needs. Our PwC Japan Business Network experts have the technical and cultural expertise to assist in our three main service areas: deals and consulting, cross-border tax services, and audit and assurance.

Deals and consulting

  • Market entry strategy and assessment
  • M&A due diligence, execution and integration
  • Valuation services (business combinations, fair value measurements)
  • Capital project management and delivery
  • HR strategy and shared services advisory
  • Corporate compliance, fraud and FCPA consulting
  • Supply chain and operations consulting
  • IT system strategy/development and IT support
  • Forensic services (investigation of fraud, economic crimes, and disputes)

Tax services

  • Forensic services (investigation of fraud, economic crimes, and disputes)
    • Evaluate the US tax implications of US inbound acquisitions and disposition to help implement key initiatives
  • Business and tax alignment
    • Align cross-border business and tax objectives
  • Compliance
    • Address compliance requirements with respect to US federal and state tax laws, and hot topic areas such as transfer pricing and FATCA
  • Income tax provision and uncertain tax position analysis
  • Individual income and payroll taxes
  • US income tax treaties and competent authority
    • Determine the applicability and desirability of obtaining the benefits of US tax treaties in the context of cross-border financing and investment, international mergers, acquisitions and dispositions
  • US tax benefits
    • Consider federal and state tax benefits, including credits and incentives available to US inbound companies
  • Legislative and regulatory services
    • Monitor real-time developments on fast-moving US federal and state legislative and regulatory developments
  • IRS audit support
    • Respond to IRS and state revenue services’ challenges, including proper characterization of US inbound financing as debt vs. equity
  • US trade
    • Navigating the US customs and tariffs regimes

Learn more about US inbound tax services

Audit and assurance

  • Audit and assurance reviews
  • Audit on internal control over financial reporting (J-SOX)
  • Accounting and regulatory advisory
  • Internal controls assessments
  • Reporting standards conversion (GAAP/CAS/IFRS)
  • Cost reduction/efficiency improvement reviews

JBN Contacts

PwC's Japan Business Network advisors are located in several cities in the United States and we have 120 bilingual staff. Find your local advisor below.

Fentress Seagroves

Principal, US Inbounds Country Leader, PwC US

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Taisuke Shiino

Senior Relationship Partner, PwC US

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Taisuke Shiino

Senior Relationship Partner, PwC US

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Shigenori Oshitani

Partner, Consulting, PwC US
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Kazushige Arima

Managing Director, PwC US

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Go Fukami

Partner, JBN Assurance Leader, PwC US

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Kazuaki Kikuchi

Managing Director, JBN Deals Leader, PwC US
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Miho Yokoyama

Partner, JBN Tax Leader, PwC US

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Masaru Onoda

Partner, Assurance, PwC US

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Robert Demeter

Principal, Consulting, PwC US

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Toshiro Namiki

Partner, Assurance, PwC US

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Takashi Anraku

Director, Assurance, PwC US

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Yasushi Kubo

Partner, Assurance, PwC US

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Taisuke Morimoto

Partner, Assurance, PwC US

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Toru Yoshihashi

Partner, JBN Consulting Leader, PwC US

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