GaijinEmpire - powered by Japan Guru
The local hand behind your Japanese affairs.
OhMyButler is a private, subscription chief-of-staff for foreign property owners, executives and long-stay residents who require an unfailingly competent representative in Japan.
Japan rewards those with a local hanko, an unhurried manner, and a name that opens doors. For everyone else, the country can feel beautifully impenetrable.
We were built for the property owner in Aspen who must answer a tax notice in Setagaya, the founder negotiating in Marunouchi without a translator, the family preparing a Highly Skilled Professional visa file from abroad. Not an errand service — a standing relationship with someone who knows the ward office, the judicial scrivener, and exactly when to bow.
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Domestic Contact of Record
We serve as your registered Japanese contact for property registration — a legal requirement for every foreign owner since 2024.
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Local Tax Proxy
Receive, settle and file municipal property tax notices on your behalf, in Japanese, on time, every cycle.
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Visa & Residency Liaison
Document preparation and immigration office accompaniment for investor, business manager and HSP visa pathways.
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Bilingual Representation
Discreet interpreting for board meetings, bank visits, notary appointments and private negotiations.
No queue of gig workers. No triage by chatbot. A single point of contact who has read your file, holds your power of attorney where appropriate, and answers your bilingual correspondence within the same business day.
We are not a concierge app.
Four tools to seek alpha, enjoy, and compound inside Japan.
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OhMyButler
Local chief-of-staff for all gaijin needs.
Domestic contact for real estate registration, pay local taxes while you are away, run errands for your visa, and many more.
Will Kim aka Japan Guru.
Tokyo, 20 years.