Japan payroll outsourcing with social insurance, labor insurance, withholding tax, payslips, and payment support for local entities Includes Employer of Record (EOR) when you need to hire in Japan without a local entity.
Japan payroll involves social insurance (health, pension), labor insurance, and detailed withholding tax with resident tax considerations. Our outsourcing model standardizes monthly calculations and year-end adjustments.
Whether you operate through your own Japan entity or need to hire without one via Employer of Record (EOR), Asia Payroll Hub gives you one process and clear compliance ownership for Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and nationwide.
Read our Japan payroll & EOR compliance guide for deeper local detail.
Health insurance and employees’ pension insurance calculations.
Employment insurance and workers’ compensation components as applicable.
Gensen tax tables and year-end adjustment (nenmatsu chosei) support.
Commute allowances, overtime, bonuses, and net pay.
Prepare Japan bank transfer instructions.
Standard/bonus remittance calendars and revisional procedures.
Our Japan payroll compliance process typically covers shakai hoken, labor insurance, and withholding tax alongside core employment pay rules:
Rates, ceilings, and forms are set by local authorities and can change. We configure your payroll to current rules and notify you when updates affect costing.
Note: Premium rates and grade tables are revised periodically. We configure grades from employee remuneration and office location.
A clear monthly cycle designed for accuracy, approval control, and on-time employee payments.
Submit joiners/leavers, attendance, overtime, allowances, and one-off payments before the agreed cut-off via our HR technology platform.
We calculate gross pay, shakai hoken, labor insurance, and withholding tax, and net pay, then produce draft payroll reports for your review.
Approve or request adjustments. Nothing is finalized without your go-ahead.
We prepare bank payment files and issue payslips so employees are paid on your payday.
Insurance and tax obligations are prepared for remittance/reporting according to Japan deadlines and your entity setup.
Japan payroll for foreign subsidiaries usually starts in Tokyo and must get shakai hoken, labor insurance, withholding tax, and year-end adjustment right — with English packs for overseas HQ. Our outsourcing localizes the monthly cycle without forcing HQ to learn every portal.
Core Japan headcount with social insurance and withholding precision.
Same statutory engine with clear cost reporting to regional finance.
Profiles configured so residency and insurance treatment stay explicit.
Shakai hoken / labor insurance setup inputs.
Monthly withholding, commuting allowances, and overtime rules.
Validate nets and deduction drafts.
Ongoing payroll with year-end adjustment support.
Yes — year-end adjustment support is included in the Japan payroll scope discussion.
Yes. We provide English-friendly packs alongside local statutory outputs.
Use EOR before incorporation; use outsourcing once your Japan entity employs staff directly.
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Statutory rates & rules last reviewed: July 2026 · Reviewed quarterly for Japan payroll
Clients such as JTB plus hospitality partners including InterContinental, Swissôtel, and Capella’s wider network use Asia Payroll Hub for Japan shakai hoken, withholding, and English HQ reporting.
Want a similar outcome in Japan? Request a scoped payroll/EOR proposal or compare paths on our Employer of Record page.
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Best if you already have a Japan company and want us to run monthly payroll and statutory processes for your staff.
Request payroll outsourcingBest if you need to employ talent in Japan quickly without incorporating. We handle employment and compliant payroll delivery.
Explore EOR JapanManual spreadsheets miss ceilings, brackets, and exceptions.
Our solution: Automated gross-to-net with draft reports before payday.
Japan contribution and tax rules can shift with little internal notice.
Our solution: Continuous compliance monitoring and configuration updates.
Japan often sits beside other Asia entities with different rules.
Our solution: One regional process via our multi-country payroll platform.
Banks, authorities, and employees expect local documentation clarity.
Our solution: Local specialists plus clear English HQ reporting.
It generally refers to health insurance and employees’ pension insurance premiums shared between company and employee.
Yes — nenmatsu chosei support is part of Japan payroll operations.
Yes. Client reporting can be English while statutory outputs follow local requirements.
Discuss with us — employment path depends on your entity strategy and role types.
Often 3–5 weeks depending on social insurance office setup readiness.
Pair Japan with neighboring payroll operations under one partner.
Get a clear quote for compliant Japan payroll outsourcing — or hire through EOR without opening an entity.