Sumikawa Law Office | Japan | English Speaking Lawyer | Attorney at Law
Law firm in Kawasaki city next to Tokyo and Yokohama. All attorneys (lawyers) can speak English.
The Kawasaki Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Kawasaki Shoko Kaigi-sho) is an organization which promotes comprehensive improvement and development of commerce and industry in Kawasaki area.
https://www.kawasaki-cci.or.jp/en/index.html
Our law office is a member of this chamber, and it will be our pleasure to welcome international business people coming to Kawasaki area. Please feel free to come to our office to talk about the legal matter of your business.
The METROPOLIS magazine (English free magazine) is going to hold a free legal/accounting advice at Roppongi on September 21st 1pm to 5pm, for the readers of the magazine. Attorney Sumikawa will take care of the legal advice. Our legal advice is charged usually, but it will be free on this day.
You need an appointment to have a free consultation. See the link and contact Metropolis for details.
https://classifieds.metropolis.co.jp/ad/detail/free-legal-accounting-advice
Updated a new page about traffic violation in Japan.
Please see the page ”Traffic Violation in Japan” for detail.
* This page is for information purposes only. We do not provide legal support for traffic violation cases.
There are several types of experts (qualifications) related to laws in Japan.
– Bengoshi (attorney at law)
– Gyosei-Shoshi (administrative scrivener)
– Shihou-Shoshi (judicial scrivener)
– Zeirishi (tax accountant)
– Benrishi (patent agent)
Each of them are professionals in particular area. However, only “Bengoshi” (Attorney at Law) is legally allowed to represent clients for legal disputes and advocate at the district courts, family courts and more advanced stages of litigation.
If you need legal support in Japan, and if you need negotiation or litigation (lawsuit), it is advisable to consult a Bengoshi lawyer (attorney at law).
If you get involved in a car accident in Japan, here’s what you should do at once.
Doing all these may be difficult depending on the situation. But at least you MUST call the police, because if you don’t, it may get difficult to claim damages afterwards. Also, if you are injured, you should ask the police officer to write “Jinshin” which means “accident causing injury” (not “Bukken” which means only “property damage”) on the accident certificate “Jiko Shomei Sho”.
After the accident, you will have to negotiate with the other party (or their insurance company). In many cases, it is advisable to consult an attorney (Bengoshi).
See the page about car accident.
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