Singapore is an island nation with an area that is only slightly larger than the 23\u00a0specialwards of Tokyo,\u00a0with a population of about 5.6 million. Even so, a\u00a0great manyindustries are\u00a0based\u00a0in Singapore, including\u00a0the manufacture of\u00a0electronics\u00a0andpetrochemicals, environmental\u00a0technology, ICT, pharmaceuticals and medical services, biotechnology, logistics, and finance and insurance. This has given the nation an extremely high degree of economic strength, evidenced by its per capita GDP of about USD\u00a088,429, which is the\u00a05th\u00a0highest in the world (all figures are from 2022). In addition to its geographical advantages, Singapore also has a transparent legal system\u00a0which is upheld and applied\u00a0consistently based on a national strategy, a highly competitive taxation system, and other advanced business infrastructure.\u00a0As such, it now holds a firm position as the headquarters of Asia. Singapore\u2019s importance for Japanese companies is also growing, either as a stepping-stone into the Southeast Asian and Pacific regions\u00a0or for locating their regional headquarters\u00a0for the management of group companies in Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kitahama Partners has several Japanese attorneys who have experience working for local law firms in Singapore, and we have developed good relationships with\u00a0these firms and many more\u00a0over\u00a0a considerable amount of\u00a0years. We assist Japanese companies\u00a0in\u00a0establishing\u00a0their\u00a0presence in Singapore through the\u00a0incorporation of\u00a0local subsidiaries, joint ventures and transfers of technology, M&A\u00a0transactions, and other means. We also handle an extensive range of matters related to Singapore, including dispute resolution, such as international arbitration in the Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC), and various types of legal research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"parent":1432,"menu_order":141,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"practice-category":[7],"class_list":["post-1435","practice","type-practice","status-publish","hentry","practice-category-region"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n