HR audit and process design for businesses in Tokyo
GullyHR is an Indian HR consulting team that supports Tokyo owners and HR heads remotely. We review HR practice, design clear processes and documents, and train managers online.
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Share your requirementsIn brief
GullyHR is the HR consulting arm of Gully System, Bengaluru, India. We work remotely with Tokyo businesses to audit HR, design processes and documents, and train managers. We do not give legal advice, and your local adviser confirms Japanese requirements. The first conversation is free.
Time zone. Tokyo is on UTC+9 all year, and India is 3h30 behind it, with no clock changes on either side. The Japanese morning meets the Indian early morning, and the Japanese afternoon matches the Indian morning, so mid-morning India time works best.
HR in Tokyo
Tokyo is well known for finance, technology, trading companies, manufacturing headquarters, media and professional services. Many employers are large and long-established, while foreign firms and start-ups also hire here. Business culture tends to value careful consensus, clear documents and attention to detail.
- A Tokyo subsidiary of a foreign group that finds its home-country HR forms do not match how the local team works
- A growing Tokyo technology firm hiring people from several countries that needs onboarding and review routines in English and Japanese
- A Japanese company opening business with India that wants its people processes explained clearly to Indian colleagues
Where we usually start in Tokyo
Employee handbook
A clear handbook in English that your team can translate and your adviser can check.
Read more →HR documentation process
Standard forms, letters and records suited to organisations that value careful paperwork.
Read more →Performance management process
A written review cycle that makes goals and growth steps visible.
Read more →HR situations we see in Tokyo
Consensus-style decisions
Decisions may pass through several people before they are final. Process design should show who decides, who is consulted and how long each step should take.
Mixed expectations in international teams
Foreign and Japanese colleagues can read the same feedback differently. Managers benefit from explicit, written standards and short practice sessions.
Language of documents
Staff may expect Japanese documents while head office reads English. We draft in English, and your adviser or translator prepares and confirms the Japanese versions.
Career paths and reviews
Staff want to see how roles and growth work. A clear grade structure, written criteria and regular check-ins keep expectations visible.
How we work with Tokyo businesses
GullyHR is based in Bengaluru and delivers remotely. We have no office in Tokyo and we do not list overseas clients. We do not give legal advice, run payroll or arrange visas. Your qualified local adviser confirms the local rules, and we build the HR process around them. See the local rules your adviser confirms in Japan.
Questions from businesses in Tokyo
Yes. We work remotely. India is 3h30 behind Tokyo, and we plan calls for the Indian morning and Japanese midday.
No. We never give legal advice. Your local adviser confirms what applies in Japan.
We draft in English. Your adviser or a translator prepares and confirms Japanese versions from our drafts.
No. We do not run payroll, file returns or give immigration help. We design the HR processes and train managers.