Trade relations between Japan and the Netherlands go way back until 1609. With a continuously expanding Japan Practice VMW Taxand assists many Japanese and Dutch companies.

Due to the fact that VMW Taxand is able to offer legal services in the Japanese language we have a distinct advantage over other law firms. The Japan Desk of VMW Taxand has long standing experience in giving legal advice to Japanese companies doing business in Europe and European firms doing business in Japan. We provide legal services to many Japanese companies located in the Netherlands and several members of the Japan Desk are fluent Japanese speakers. The Japan Desk consists of attorneys, tax lawyers and (deputy) civil law notaries and a Japanese legal assistant which enables us to work as a full-service firm for many clients, advising them on various legal issues.

For instance, the Japan Desk regularly gives advice about Dutch employment law issues to Japanese clients and assists in many reorganizations. We continuously keep track of recent developments in the field of employment law in the Netherlands and Europe and we organize seminars to provide information to Japanese employers in the Netherlands. In addition, we advise on many different tax issues and regularly assist Japanese companies in incorporating their companies in the Netherlands.