Disclaimer
The New Zealand Embassy Tokyo provides this non-exhaustive list from information which is publicly available. By providing this information the Embassy is not endorsing any service provider on the list. The New Zealand Embassy does not accept any responsibility for the quality of work performed by any service provider on this list or for the consequences of any advice or services provided.
Last update: May 2025
Tokyo
Labour Consultation Service for Foreign Workers, Tokyo Metropolitan Government(external link)
Tokyo Shigoto Center 9F, 3-10-3 Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Tel: (03) 3265-6110
Tokyo Bar Association(external link)
Bar Association Bldg 6F, 1-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Tel: (03) 3581-2201
Low cost/free legal counselling available in English, however reservations are only accepted in Japanese
Civil, employment, criminal, visa status, citizenship, marriage and divorce, international trade and business
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune(external link)
Otemachi Park Building, 1-1-1 Otemachi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Tel: +81-3-6775-1000
Atom Legal Professional Corporation(external link)
Gojinsha Bldg 7F, 1-11-28 Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Tel: (03) 6800-8715
English-language legal guidance for tourists and non-Japanese residents of Japan, traffic accidents, criminal
Blakemore & Mitsuki(external link)
1-4-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Tel: (03) 3503-5571, (03) 3506-3656
Bankruptcy, copyright, corporate, criminal, immigration, international child abduction, international divorce, international litigation, international transactions and contracts, probate, trademarks, traffic accidents and unfair competition practices
CastGlobal(external link)
Atago Green Hills Mori Tower 34F, 2-5-1 Atago, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Tel: (03) 5405-7850
mizuuchi@castglobal-law.com
Admitted to practice in Japan and California
Litigation, divorce, child custody, inheritance, wills, probate
Catherine O’Connell Law(external link)
Azabu Kingdom #102, 1-4-20 Nishi Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Tel: (03) 6812-9645, Mobile: 090-9310-1327
catherine@catherineoconnelllaw.com
New Zealand and Japan legal services. Bilingual Japanese/English New Zealand barrister and solicitor/foreign registered lawyer in Japan
Corporate and commercial/business law, joint ventures, contracts, international transactions, compliance and regulatory, external general counsel ad-hoc advisory services and flexible secondments
Kashiwagi Sogo Law Office(external link)
Atago Toyo Bldg, 1-3-4 Atago, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Tel: (03) 5472-5050
email@kashiwagi-law.co.jp
Commercial, company laws, contracts
Kuwayama Law Offices(external link)
BUREX Kojimachi, 3-5-2 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Tel: (03) 6261-5401
katsuhiko.kuwayama@kuwayamalaw.com
Corporate, finance, international transactions, dispute resolution, individual clients
Masayuki Honda International Law Office (LPC)(external link)
Ebisu Plax Bldg 6F, 1-25-1 Ebisu-Minami, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Tel: (03) 6455-1273
mail@honda-law.net
Litigation, criminal, divorce, child custody, traffic accidents, labour issues, immigration, corporate, debt collection, inheritance, wills, probate
Matsuo & Kosugi(external link)
Fukoku Seimei Bldg 18F, 2-2-2 Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Tel: (03) 3500-0338
ishii@mknet.jp
Corporate, civil, criminal
Ocean Law Office(external link)
Fukuyama Building 8F, 1-24-18 Meguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
Tel: 0120-500-130
Family, immigration, criminal, employment, traffic accidents, real estate, bankruptcy
Nakamura International Criminal Defense LPC(external link)
Nippo Suidobashi Bldg 3F, 2-17-2 Kanda-Misakicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Tel: (03) 6272-6100
international@nicd.jp
Includes coverage of Nagoya and Osaka
Criminal including drug charges, assault and battery, sex offenses, robbery/burglary/larceny, juvenile offenses, homicide, fraud, embezzlement, white collar crimes
Otani & Partners(external link)
Kubo Bldg 2F, 2-4-3 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Tel: (03) 5357-7521
Divorce, inheritance
Shiki-no-Kaze Law Group(external link)
Fukuya Bldg 5F, 4-3 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Tel: (03) 6457-4020, (03) 6457-4014
Divorce, child custody
Tokyo Public Law Office(external link)
Ikebukuro Park Bldg 4F, 2-49-7 Minami Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
Tel: (03) 5979-2880
Immigration, family, employment, civil, criminal
Hokkaido
Awao Law Office(external link)
Awao Bldg 4F, Kita 17-jo, Nishi 2-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Tel: (011) 737-3077
Civil, criminal, immigration, commercial law, bankruptcy, employment
Nagoya
Higashiohte Law Office
Suite 1, 5-4-6, Josai, Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi
Tel: (052) 325 5826
atlaw@quartz.ocn.ne.jp
Civil cases including divorce, adoption, labour disputes, contracts, criminal
Osaka
Osaka International House(external link)
8-2-6 Uehonmachi, Tennoji-ku, Osaka
Tel: (06) 6773-6533
Operated by Osaka City. Provides 30-minute free consultations with English-speaking lawyers by appointment
Abe & Partners(external link)
IMP Building, 1-3-7 Shiromi, Chuo-ku, Osaka
Tel: (06) 6949-1496
abe@abe-law.com
General litigation, alternative dispute resolution, intellectual property litigation and licensing, labour and employment
Asai Law Firm(external link)
8F Floor, Amashin Bldg., 4-13-8 Nishitenma, Kita-ku, Osaka
Tel: (06) 6130-3110
shinano@asai-lawfirm.jp
Admitted to practice in Japan and New York
International Civil and Commercial Disputes, Inheritance, Family Law (Divorce, Custody), Criminal Defense, Corporate Law, Cross-border Transactions, Arbitration, Trademarks and Intellectual Property, Real Estate, International Human Rights
GOH Foreign Law Office(external link)
Keihan Yodoyabashi Bldg 8F, 3-2-25 Kitahama, Chuo-ku, Osaka
Tel: (06) 7222-3824
gary@kansailegaldocs.com
Immigration, business transactions
Maeda Law Office(external link)
Kita Bldg No.2 4F, 4-6-19 Nishitenma, Kita-ku, Osaka
Tel: (06) 6361-7956
haruki.maeda.l_o@nifty.com
Available weekends and after hours
Commercial transactions, civil, criminal, family, intellectual property, bankruptcy
Ohara & Furukawa(external link)
#902 City Coop Minami-Morimachi, 2-2-7 Minami-Morimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka
Tel: (06) 6313-1208
oflo@oharalaw.jp
Divorce, child custody, traffic accidents, business law, intellectual property, visa, inheritance
Osaka International Law Offices(external link)
Honmachi Nishii Bldg 5F, 1-6-10 Utsubo-Honmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka
Tel: (06) 6446-1123
International business, international commercial arbitration and litigation, international property litigation, corporate law and litigation, criminal
Kyoto
Kyoto International Community House(external link)
2-1 Torii-cho, Awataguchi, Kyoto
Tel: (075) 752-3511
office@kcif.or.jp
Operated by Kyoto City. Provides 30-minute free consultations with English-speaking lawyers by appointment
Hyogo
Kobe Ekimae Law Office(external link)
Takada Bldg 5F, 2-2-17 Nakamachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe
Tel (078) 381-7612
yoshix@nunobikilo.com
Available Saturdays and after hours
Family, criminal
Kyushu
Fukuoka Lawyers Association(external link)
4-2-5 Ropponmatsu, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
Tel: (092) 737-7555
Miyake Law(external link)
Fukuoka Tenjin Fukoku Seimei Bldg 15F, 1-9-17 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
Tel: (092) 287-4640
miyake@miyake.law
Debt collection, commercial
Yamagami International Law Office(external link)
Koenoki Bldg 4F, 1-3-14 Maizuru, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
Tel: 050-3775-5971
Divorce, inheritance, accidents
Shikoku
Hiiragi Law Office(external link)
Naruse Bldg 5F, 5-2-18 Honmachi, Kochi
Tel: (088) 855-5706
Divorce, compensation claims, inheritance, harassment, debt, criminal