Basic Manage
Why do foreign artists need to sign contracts and pay for administrative services?
Basic Management vs. Senior Management
Basic Management: Focuses on daily support, providing access to the agency's address/phone number, email processing, market information push notifications, and simplified contract review, helping artists solve their most basic administrative and informational needs. Suitable for artists who have just arrived in Japan and need basic support but have a limited budget at the moment.
Advanced Management: Building upon basic services, this program offers in-depth support including visa management, annual event and revenue planning, strategic advice and exhibition planning, translation, and document review. It not only addresses immediate needs but also provides planning and support for artists' long-term development in Japan. Suitable for artists seeking stable visas, expanded opportunities, and a long-term career path.
For foreign artists living and creating in Japan, the biggest challenge often lies not in art itself, but in how to conduct their artistic activities steadily and smoothly. Language barriers, visa pressures, administrative procedures, and market information asymmetry often consume a great deal of artists' energy and time, and can even affect the creative process itself.
The value of transaction management services lies in:
Solve visa and administrative burdens: Leave visa applications, stay renewals, contract processing, and tax guidance to a professional team to avoid risks caused by incomplete procedures;
Save time and focus on creation: Artists are no longer bothered by documents, emails, and application forms, allowing them to devote more energy to their works and ideas;
Seize market opportunities in a timely manner: Through professional information collection and analysis, artists can learn about opportunities such as exhibitions, awards, and subsidies as soon as possible, so as not to miss development opportunities;
Obtain long-term development planning: Senior management services not only focus on immediate matters, but also help artists develop annual activity plans and revenue plans, providing a clear path for long-term development in Japan.
In short, the affairs management service is like a "back-office support system" for artists in Japan. It frees artists from trivial matters, avoids risks, allows them to seize opportunities, and lets them devote all their energy to creation and the stage.
Basic management services
To provide artists with the most basic yet essential support for living and creating in Japan, helping them overcome language and institutional barriers and carry out their artistic activities smoothly.
Service Content
1️⃣ Right to use the official address and telephone number of the law firm
After signing a contract, artists can use the studio's address and telephone number as the official means of communication for art activities, such as exhibition applications, grant applications, and art contracts.
👉 Value: It gives artists a reliable and trustworthy external identity in Japan, preventing them from losing opportunities due to a lack of official address.
2️⃣ Email and document processing services
It provides email sending, receiving, translation, and reminder services to ensure that artists do not miss important notifications.
👉 Value: Overcomes Japanese language barriers and avoids losses due to missing or misunderstanding official correspondence.
3️⃣ Art Market Information (Monthly)
We regularly provide curated information on exhibitions, open calls for submissions, awards, and grants.
👉 Value: Foreign artists often miss out on development opportunities due to information asymmetry. The professional screening by the agency can help artists seize valuable opportunities as soon as possible.
4️⃣ Simplified Contract Review (Basic Version)
Provide a certain number of contracts or agreements for review each month, and offer suggestions for basic revisions.
👉 Value: Japanese contract terms are complex, and artists often find it difficult to assess the risks. A simplified review process helps avoid common pitfalls.