Japan’s Freelance Act: What Overseas Companies Owe a Japanese Freelancer Before They Owe Them Money
Japan's Freelance Act has been in force since 1 November 2024, and in the year to March 2026 the Japan Fair Trade Commission took formal measures in 1,552 cases. Here is what the Act requires of the client side — the written notice, the 60-day payment rule, the duration thresholds — and the one question about foreign companies the official guidance does not answer.
