Information for worldwide lawyers seeking Japanese lawyer’s support
Japanese lawyer (Attorney-at-Law, Bengoshi) supporting lawyers world wide

Sumikawa Law Office has supported foreign law firms on multiple cases, such as the law offices from the United States, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Germany, India etc.
The Legal Cases we support in Japan
- Inheritance procedure in Japan
- Investigation about Japanese legal heirs
- Creating affidavits at notary public office
- Certify documents as a Japanese registered lawyer
- Searching for the absent heirs in Japan whose whereabouts are unknown
- Collecting money in Japan
- Creating, checking and translating Japanese contracts
- Investigation about Japanese companies (such as obtaining the official registration information)
- Investigation about real estate in Japan (such as obtaining the official registration information)
- Support for real estate trade in Japan
- Litigation
- Negotiation
- Bankruptcy
- Other legal supports on Japanese law
All our lawyers and staffs can communicate in English. We can communicate through email, Zoom, Teams etc.
Japan is a country with single jurisdiction, so we can handle cases all around Japan.