Your business abroad. From formation to everyday operations.
Grow your business. Create more possibilities for your family. Plan for what comes next.
Bona Trust connects corporate, accounting, banking, residency and succession considerations in Labuan and Malaysia, coordinating the expertise needed for the next stage.
Incorporation is a starting point. Your business, family and wealth objectives shape the support you need.
01BUSINESS
Build a base for cross-border business.
Discuss your plans for overseas IT or professional services and other cross-border activities. Connect entity selection, banking preparation, accounting and administration with the operations you will need after formation.
Connect your business between Japan and Malaysia with work and family residency, offices, housing and education considerations. Plan the different processes and their timing together.
Start with the objectives of business owners and their families. Consider trusts, foundations and succession, with Bona Private Office coordinating the relevant legal, tax and other specialists.
These are planning examples. Entity choice, approvals and specialist involvement depend on the activity and your circumstances.
WHY BONA TRUST / HOW WE WORK
One point of contact. Clarity on roles and the next step.
When a matter spans disciplines, knowing who does what matters. Connect local practice with a conversation you can understand.
01
PURPOSE
Start with your objectives
Clarify activities, trading regions, operating presence and family or wealth plans. Agree the scope around your objectives, rather than treating incorporation as the end point.
02
PEOPLE
Connect local people and relevant expertise
Coordinate corporate administration, secretarial and accounting work with legal, tax and other specialist input. Confirm the responsibilities and contracting parties before engagement.
03
CONTINUITY
Look ahead to ongoing responsibilities
Consider administration, accounting records, filings and relevant renewals after formation. Distinguish initial and ongoing costs, with clarity on responsibilities.
EXPERIENCE, MADE VISIBLE
Trust, with evidence you can check.
Supporting corporate, trust and operational matters since incorporation in 2018. Company history and individual expertise are presented separately.
2018 / 10.17
Bona Trust Corporation incorporated
Trust business commenced in 2019, with a continuing focus on operations after incorporation.
Directory checked: 2026-10-21 · History and roles are sourced from the company’s current public profile. The scope of each engagement is confirmed before instruction.
PEOPLE BEHIND THE PRACTICE
People who connect experience with your next step.
Knowing who is behind the work matters. These introductions draw from the current public company profile.
Yudai WatanabeMANAGING DIRECTOR / FOUNDER
Managing Director / Founder
Yudai Watanabe
Brings finance, business management and cross-border experience to supporting entrepreneurs and investors, from formation to ongoing operations.
Vivian FongDirector / Trust Officer
Director / Trust Officer
Vivian Fong
Works across corporate secretarial matters and governance. The current Labuan FSA directory names Vivian Fong Yin Ying as Bona Trust’s Trust Officer.
Seliha Mat SallehTrust Officer
Trust Officer
Seliha Mat Salleh
Supports corporate administration, secretarial matters and compliance, helping coordinate continuing requirements after formation.
miyavi is in development: a client app designed to connect conversations, documents, progress and team review.
little Bona helps with the public website before you engage us. miyavi is being developed for client-specific work after engagement.
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Illustrative development preview
Demo: your first incorporation
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The planned experience connects your business objectives with documents and next steps, reviewed with your contact.
Conversations that connect to the next step. ↗
See what needs attention.
Know the next step.
✓Business outline shared
✓Questions organised
○Review documents with the team
An illustration of the progress and document experience in development.
AI and the team, together.
AI organises information↓The team reviews↓The next step is shared
The development approach combines AI with team review and intervention. Individual approvals and professional decisions are not left to AI alone.
Explore the three steps. This preview illustrates the intended experience.
OUR HISTORY
A continuing presence in Labuan.
Bona Trust Corporation was incorporated on 17 October 2018. Its company timeline records trust licensing in 2019. On 21 October 2026, the Labuan FSA Labuan Trust Companies directory listed Bona Trust Corporation as a Full-Fledge Trust, with its offices and Trust Officer. Company tenure and individuals’ professional experience are distinct.
2018
Bona Trust Corporation incorporated on 17 October.
2019
Trust business commenced; the company timeline records licensing in 2019.
2021
Expanded accounting, HR, payroll and corporate administration support.
2024
Developed the operating presence in Financial Park and the KL marketing office.
Sources: company-provided profile and public company timeline, checked 21 October 2026.
BONA FIDE / WITH GOOD FAITH
Good faith. A shared direction.
Bona takes its name from bona fide: good faith. The logo depicts three people facing the same direction, with two supporting the person at the centre. Connecting people, goods, capital and information is at the heart of the company’s approach to Labuan and ASEAN.
LICENCE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Clarity on responsibilities and scope.
Company registration LL15218. Listed as a Full-Fledge Trust in the Labuan FSA Labuan Trust Companies directory. Activity-specific approvals and external adviser responsibilities are reviewed for each engagement.
OUR OFFICES
Two locations. A cross-border perspective.
LABUAN
Labuan Office
Unit Level 3(A), Main Office Tower, Financial Park Labuan, Jalan Merdeka, 87000 Federal Territory of Labuan, Malaysia.+6087-452 001
KUALA LUMPUR
Kuala Lumpur Marketing Office
Unit 17-03, Level 17, Menara K1, Lorong 3/137C, Off Jalan Klang Lama, 58200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.+603-7772 7073