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Hotels And Guest Houses Management in Japan

What professionals in this field deal with in Japan, from official sources, and a program built for the profession that keeps your records on your own computer.

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Official systems and rules for this profession in Japan

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Inn business permit and guest register (Inns and Hotels Act)

Anyone who intends to run an inn or hotel business must obtain a permit from the prefectural governor (or the mayor of a city with a health centre or a special ward). The operator must keep a guest register at the facility or another place set by ministerial ordinance, recording each guest's name, address, contact details and the other items the ordinance sets, and submit it when the governor requests; guests must give these details when the operator asks.

Inns and Hotels Act (Act No. 138 of 1948), articles 3 and 6 · Official source

What the program does

  • Working screens: Guest, Room type, Room, Stay, Folio charge, Housekeeping task, Service, Invoice, Payment, Refund.
  • Home page alerts: Arrivals today, In house, Rooms to clean, Housekeeping today, Guests to welcome back.
  • Reports: Stays by channel, Room nights and ADR, Folio charges by type, Stays by status.
  • Printing: Print invoice, Print registration card.
  • Roles with their own permissions: Hotel owner, Front desk, Housekeeping, Hotel manager, Accountant, Manager.

Full program details

Common to every Bawabetna program

  • Your records stay encrypted on your own devices
  • Works without internet
  • 16 languages, printing and backups
  • Import from your previous software
  • Clients control their own consent

Business rules in Japan included in your program

Consumption tax

Consumption tax (including local consumption tax) has a standard rate of 10% since 1 October 2019 and a reduced rate of 8% for food and beverages (excluding alcohol and eating out) and newspapers issued at least twice a week under subscription. The Government has proposed a temporary two-year cut of the rate on food from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029 (Cabinet outline of 15 September 2026); it applies only if the Diet passes the bill. Reference: National Tax Agency of Japan.

Official source

Corporate tax

National corporate tax for an ordinary corporation is 23.2% of taxable income. A corporation with capital of JPY 100 million or less (and similar) pays 15% on the part up to JPY 8 million a year and 23.2% above it (the 15% becomes 17% in cases set by law, and 19% for excluded businesses). Local taxes on income are added. Reference: National Tax Agency of Japan, Tax Answer No.5759 (laws as of 1 April 2026).

Official source

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