Australian Embassy
Tokyo
Japan

Legal Assistance

The names and contact details of lawyers practicing in Japan appearing below has been compiled by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) from publicly-available information. DFAT does not endorse any of the lawyers appearing in this list, provides no guarantees as to its currency and does not accept any liability if you choose to engage one of these lawyers to provide legal services.

 

Lawyers by Location

Hokkaido

Tohoku

Kanto

Chubu

Hokkaido

Aomori

Ibaraki

Niigata

 

Iwate

Tochigi

Toyama

 

Miyagi

Gunma

Ishikawa

 

Akita

Saitama

Fukui

 

Yamagata

Chiba

Yamanashi

 

Fukushima

Tokyo

Nagano

 

 

Kanagawa

Gifu

 

 

 

Shizuoka

 

 

 

Aichi

 

 

 

Mie

Kansai

Chugoku

Shikoku

Kyushu

Okinawa

Shiga

Tottori

Tokushima

Fukuoka

Okinawa

Kyoto

Shimane

Kagawa

Saga

 

Osaka

Okayama

Ehime

Nagasaki

 

Hyogo

Hiroshima

Kochi

Kumamoto

 

Nara

Yamaguchi

 

Oita

 

Wakayama

 

 

Miyazaki

 

 

 

 

Kagoshima

 


Other Legal Assistance

Contact

Details

Houterasu (Japan Legal Support Center)

Tel: 0570-078-377

http://www.houterasu.or.jp/en/index.html

 
  • Information on the Japanese legal system, counselling services and local bar associations
  • Civil legal aid
  • Crime victims support
  • Arrangements for court-appointed defense counsel (Criminal Cases)
  • Interpreter provided

Legal Counselling for Foreigners

Tel: 03-6435-3040  OR  0570-055-289

http://www.lccf.info/us/

Counselling available on:

  • Visa status
  • Nationality
  • International marriage and divorce
  • Other general matters (such as civil, labour and criminal cases)

Foreign Residents' Advisory Center
Tokyo Metropolitan Government

2-8-1 Nishi-shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 163-8001

Tel: 03-5320-7744

https://www.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/english/guide/guide01.html
  • English advisory service operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
  • Counselling services and general information on living in Japan
  • Free of charge
  • Confidential

Japan Federation of Bar Associations

1-1-3 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0013

Tel: 03-3580-9741
Fax: 03-3580-9840

http://www.nichibenren.or.jp/en/
  • Information on Japanese judiciary system
  • Information on duty lawyer system
  • Legal counselling for foreigners

Human Rights Counselling Centre for Foreigners
Tokyo Legal Affairs Bureau

1-1-15 Kudan-minami
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102-8225

Tel: 03-5213-1372

http://www.moj.go.jp/ENGLISH/information/hrcf-01.html
  • Consultation and advice on legal problems
  • Free of charge

 

National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan

(Available from 3 December 2018)

Tel: 03-5449-0906

http://www.kokusen.go.jp/tourists/index.html

Consultation hotline for short-term visitors on consumer issues such as:

  • Faulty goods purchased online
  • Exorbitant charges at restaurants and bars
  • Extortionate charges for repairs of hired cars
  • False advertising (eg. Accommodation)

International Social Service

Tel: 03-3760-3471

http://www.issj.org/en/
  • Inter-country adoption
  • Assistance for refugees/asylum seekers
  • Assistance for family reunification
  • Counselling for international couples
  • Assistance for registration of birth