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J-GAAP

Japanese Taxes

Individual Income Taxes

Payroll

Preparing for the Worst

OMC (Office Manager Club)

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OKAMOTO & COMPANY
International Accounting Office
/ Hanato Tax Accountant Office
Hirakawacho Daiichi Seimei Bldg.
1-2-10 Hirakawacho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan 102-0093
TEL +81-3-5276-0900
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E-mail:contact@okamoto-co.com

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Preparing for the Worst

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1. Data Backup
In the event of a natural disaster or rolling blackouts, it is critical to backup of your data. For many foreign subsidiaries, there are an increasing number of parent companies who perform backups of their subsidiary’s data. If this is not being performed at your company, preparations should be made to backup the data periodically. The importance of the backup data should be considered in developing the frequency, location of the data and types of hardware.
For sudden power outages, UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) systems can keep crucial systems running for a short period of time. If blackouts are expected for over 30 minutes (e.g. rolling blackouts), portable generators should be considered. If you have an analog telephone line, analog telephones could be useful since it does not require electricity.
2.Disaster Prevention Links
The Japan Tohoku earthquake was followed by many aftershocks. We never know when the next large earthquake will hit. We listed some disaster prevention links, which might be useful.
For individuals
https://www.kitakumap.com/information/preparation.html
(preparations on a routine basis)
For corporations
http://www.tokyo-cci.or.jp/chiiki/bcp/bcp5.pdf
(Tokyo version “Small, Medium Sized Company BCP step-up guide” evaluation checklist)
Local disaster prevention measures
http://www.bousai.metro.tokyo.jp/(Disaster prevention information HP of Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of General Affairs)
It is also important to confirm the above matters with the owner/administrator of your building before implementation.
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