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Legal Issues (Immigration (Visa) Assistance, Permanent Residence, Marriage, Divorce, Child Custody, Help with Documents and Procedures, Tax and Accounting Questions, Starting a Business, etc.):
Free or Relatively Cheap Legal Advice (in English or with Interpreters Provided):
Ho-terasu Ikebukuro [Nationwide Links and Contacts Provided] – (050-3383-5321) - https://www.houterasu.or.jp/en/index.html
Japan Legal Support Center - http://www.houterasu.or.jp/en/
Tokyo Bar Association Legal Counseling Center [5250 yen for 30 minutes] – (03-5979-2855) - http://niben.jp/english/legal.html
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Foreign Residents’ Advisory Center - http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/english/
Tokyo Public Law Office (Legal Assistance for Foreigners Section) – (03-5979-2880) – Email: slaf@t-pblo.jp
Useful Advice from the UK Embassy in Japan which also could be applied to Irish citizens about what to do ‘when things go wrong’ (for example, ‘Lost or stolen banks cards’, ‘If you need a lawyer’, ‘If someone dies’, and ‘Child Abduction’ – [Note Japanese Child Custody Laws and the Hague Convention of 1980]’ etc.
https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-tokyo#our-services
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Mainstream Full Price Sources of Legal Advice in Japan:
A&C International – http://www.a-ctokyo.com/english/ - (03-5510-5285) – Email: isaac@a-ctokyo.com / kurihara@a-ctokyo.com
AITS – http://www.aits-lpc.com/english.html – (03-5362-0908).
Azuma Legal and Business Support Center – http://www.azuma-law.com/ – (03-6226-5105 / 080-1126-2293) – Email: info@azuma-law.com
BlueWheel Enterprises K.K. – http://www.bluewheele.com/ – (03-6311-6829) – 2enquire@bluewheele.com
J-Star Patent, Trademark, and Immigration Office – http://www.j-star.jp/english.html – (03-5216-6890) – Email: hiroshioogai@j-star.jp
Niitsu Legal Visa Office – http://www.niitsu-law.jp/ – (03-3443-5112) – Email: info@niitsu-law.jp
Nissato Legal Visa Office – http://www.nissato.com/ - (03-5776 – 2365) – Email: info@nissato.com
Osaka
Ohara Law Office. Wide range of legal issues. Freephone 0120-17-8054
https://oharalaw-japan.com/
WADA Legal and Administrative Office – http://www.wada-lats.com/ - (03-3345-7977) – Email: info@wada-lats.com
Divorce and Child Custody Related Articles:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-07/japan-proves-safe-haven-for-abducted-kids/2875758
https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-tokyo#our-services
Japan’s Constitution and the Rights of Foreign Residents:
Making a Will in Japan:
Ho-terasu Ikebukuro [Nationwide Links and Contacts Provided] – (050-3383-5321) - https://www.houterasu.or.jp/en/index.html
Japan Legal Support Center - http://www.houterasu.or.jp/en/
Tokyo Bar Association Legal Counseling Center [5250 yen for 30 minutes] – (03-5979-2855) - http://niben.jp/english/legal.html
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Foreign Residents’ Advisory Center - http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/english/
Tokyo Public Law Office (Legal Assistance for Foreigners Section) – (03-5979-2880) – Email: slaf@t-pblo.jp
Useful Advice from the UK Embassy in Japan which also could be applied to Irish citizens about what to do ‘when things go wrong’ (for example, ‘Lost or stolen banks cards’, ‘If you need a lawyer’, ‘If someone dies’, and ‘Child Abduction’ – [Note Japanese Child Custody Laws and the Hague Convention of 1980]’ etc.
https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-tokyo#our-services
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Mainstream Full Price Sources of Legal Advice in Japan:
A&C International – http://www.a-ctokyo.com/english/ - (03-5510-5285) – Email: isaac@a-ctokyo.com / kurihara@a-ctokyo.com
AITS – http://www.aits-lpc.com/english.html – (03-5362-0908).
Azuma Legal and Business Support Center – http://www.azuma-law.com/ – (03-6226-5105 / 080-1126-2293) – Email: info@azuma-law.com
BlueWheel Enterprises K.K. – http://www.bluewheele.com/ – (03-6311-6829) – 2enquire@bluewheele.com
J-Star Patent, Trademark, and Immigration Office – http://www.j-star.jp/english.html – (03-5216-6890) – Email: hiroshioogai@j-star.jp
Niitsu Legal Visa Office – http://www.niitsu-law.jp/ – (03-3443-5112) – Email: info@niitsu-law.jp
Nissato Legal Visa Office – http://www.nissato.com/ - (03-5776 – 2365) – Email: info@nissato.com
Osaka
Ohara Law Office. Wide range of legal issues. Freephone 0120-17-8054
https://oharalaw-japan.com/
WADA Legal and Administrative Office – http://www.wada-lats.com/ - (03-3345-7977) – Email: info@wada-lats.com
Divorce and Child Custody Related Articles:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-07/japan-proves-safe-haven-for-abducted-kids/2875758
https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-tokyo#our-services
Japan’s Constitution and the Rights of Foreign Residents:
Making a Will in Japan:
