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Personal Injury Lawyers
Bilingual lawyers in Japan who speak English and can provide legal assistance with traffic accident related issues, fatal accidents, property damage accidents, personal injury accidents, post-traumatic disability grade certification, determination of fault ratio, compensation for pain and suffering & damages, etc.
Masataka Nakahara - Akasaka International Law Office
Masataka Nakahara is an attorney at law with Akasaka International Law Office in Fukuoka City, specializing in immigration law, divorce, inheritance and penal cases. ## Areas of Expertise - Visa/Residence Status - International divorce - International inheritance - International criminal case ## Examples of Consultations - I would like to invite and hire foreigners to Japan for entertainment activities. - I have the residence status of a Japanese spouse, but the Japanese spouse has passed away. - If you commit a criminal offense, you may lose your status of residence and be detained. - I want to be recognized as a refugee. - I want to apply for naturalization. ## Priority cases - International divorce cases (mediation, litigation) - Support for residence status applications, etc. (application for issuance of certificate of residence status, application for renewal/change of residence status - Application for permanent residence permit - Application for naturalization - Request for review/cancellation lawsuit, etc. - Criminal cases involving foreigners (suspects, defendants) - Refugee cases (primary applications, requests for review, lawsuits for revocation of non-certification dispositions and mandatory recognition, etc.) - Applications for provisional release permits, etc. ## Features - Same-day, holiday, and night-time consultations available - Flexible payment methods ## Legal fees - Consultation fee: 5,000 yen (excluding tax) for every 30 minutes
Shohei Suzuki - Mizugaki Sogo Law Firm
Shohei Suzuki is an attorney at law with Mizugaki Sogo Law Firm in Shinjuku, Tokyo, specializing in debt, penal cases, divorce issues, inheritance issues, labor disputes, corporate legal affairs, real estate, and more. ## Areas of Expertise - Debt Collection - Crime/Criminal Case - Divorce/Gender issues - Inheritance - Labor issues - Corporate legal affairs/advisory lawyer - Real estate/architecture - Fraud damage/consumer damage ## Legal Fees - Initial legal consultation fee: Free - Second and subsequent legal consultations 30 minutes 5,400 yen
Toshihide Isobe - Protect Stance
Toshihide Isobe is an English-speaking attorney at law with Protect Stance in Chiyoda, Tokyo, specializing in a wide-range of legal cases, including divorce, debt, traffic accidents, labor issues, and more. ## Areas of Expertise - Divorce & Gender Issues - Debt & Debt Consolidation - Traffic Accidents - Labor Issues - Corporate Legal Affairs & Consultation - Inheritance & Succession - Debt Collection - Criminal & Penal Cases ## Features - First 30-minute consultation is free - Former judges also on the team - Confident in speedy response and negotiation skills - Emails 24/7, phone calls from 9 am to 9 pm on weekdays, and up to 7 pm on weekends and holidays. - Currently contracted with over 180 companies # Main Media Appearances - "4 O'Clock! Shib5 O'Clock" - NHK General TV - "Tokoro-san! It's an Incident" - NHK General TV - "Beat Takeshi's TV Tackle" - TV Asahi Network - "Good! Morning" - TV Asahi Network - "Shinichi Hatori Morning Show" - TV Asahi Network - "Yoko Oshita Wide! Scramble" - TV Asahi Network - "Morning Bird" - TV Asahi Network - "Creamy Quiz Miracle 9" - TV Asahi Network - "Mezamashi TV" - Fuji TV Network - "Direct Hit LIVE Goodie!" - Fuji TV Network - "Sukkiri" - Nippon Television Network - "news every." - Nippon Television Network - "Nippon TV NEWS24" - Nippon Television Network - "N-Star" - TBS Network - "Teacher Hayashi's First Ear Study" - TBS Network - "Shuhei Shimada's Line Customers Come!!" - TBS Radio - "Yahoo! News" - Yahoo! JAPAN - "YOMIURI ONLINE" - Yomiuri Shimbun Company - "Yomiuri Newspaper" - Yomiuri Shimbun Company - "Mainichi Newspaper" - Mainichi Newspapers - "Tokyo Sports Newspaper" - Tokyo Sports Newspaper Company - "West Japan Newspaper" - Nishinippon Shimbun Company - "Weekly Gendai" - Kodansha - "Weekly Shincho" - Shinchosha - "Weekly Women" - Housewife and Life Company - "Friday" - Kodansha - "Sunday Mainichi" - Mainichi Newspaper Publishing - "AERA dot." - Asahi Shimbun Publishing - "Weekly Diamond" - Diamond, Inc. - "Lettuce Club" - KADOKAWA
Hiroyuki Kanezaki - ALG & Associates
Hiroyuki Kanezaki is an English-speakng attorney at law with ALG & Associates in Shinjuku, Tokyo, specializing in medical malpractice. ## Areas of Expertise - Medical malpractice - Hepatitis B ## Examples of Concerns - Suspicions of surgical errors leading to the death of a family member. - Receiving a diagnosis for a mild condition from one hospital but discovering a severe illness after a second opinion. - Discontent with a doctor's explanation or medical procedure. - Doubts about the medical knowledge of the attorney you're consulting. ## Legal fees - First consultation is free (¥0). From the second consultation onwards, it's ¥11,000 (including tax) per hour.
Kazuya Misaka - Shusaku Yamamoto
Kazuya Misaka is an English-speaking attorney at law with legal firm Shusaku Yamamoto, specializing in e-commerce, IT business, real estate, divorce issues, inheritance issues, and traffic accident disputes. ## Areas of Expertise - Divorce - Inheritance - Traffic accidents - Custody battles - Property disputes - Corporate legal affairs ## Corporate Legal Affairs - Offers legal advisory services primarily to companies engaged in e-commerce, healthcare business, and other BtoC businesses, including dispute resolution with consumers and business partners, document creation and review, website content checking, and updates on legal amendments.
Norihiro Matsuzaka - Mokuren Management Law Office
Norihiro Matsuzaka is an attorney at law in Fukuoka City who handles a wide range of cases involving expats in Japan, including labor issues, immigration, divorce, inheritance, criminal cases, etc. ## Areas of Expertise - Focus on labor issues involving foreign workers, IT, and the construction industry. Visa and Residency Status - International Divorce - International Inheritance ## Examples of Cases Handled - Assisting companies that employ foreign nationals, especially when issues such as power harassment, work accidents, overtime pay claims, involuntary separation, or missing persons arise. We liaise with immigration bureaus, organizations for foreign technical intern training, labor standards inspection offices, and offer legal defense in criminal cases. - Offering advice and proposals on foreign recruitment strategies, visa types, conditions for recruitment, and tasks to be assigned. - Providing consistent support from recruitment of foreigners to post-recruitment labor management. - Various visa applications, especially for "Specified Skilled" foreigners. - Collaborating with registered support organizations to aid "Specified Skilled" foreigners. - Supporting internal operations related to services for "Specified Skilled" foreigners. ## Legal Fees - The first 30 minutes are free. Offers "Rollover Advisory" contract where unused consultation time rolls over. ## Features - Efficient communication using Chatwork (for businesses) or LINE's official account (for individuals). - Meetings can be conducted using ZOOM, LINE calls, etc. - Collaboration or introduction to other professionals as needed.
Sakka Law Office
Sakka Law Office is a legal firm in Okayama City that can provide English language consultations on matters of international divorce, immigrations, visa requirements, inheritance and other international issues. ## Attorneys - [Tomoshi Sakka](https://mailmate.jp/service-directory/listing/tomoshi-sakka)
Tatsuya Kawanishi - Nagoya International Law Office
Tatsuya Kawanishi is a bilingual attorney in Nagoya, specializing in issues concerning foreigners and related matters and provides legal assistance for foreigners, such as with visa & immigration issues. He has successfully handled over 100 cases. ## Areas of Expertise - Visa & residency status - International divorce - International inheritance - International criminal cases ## Cases Handled - Support for Visa application - Special Permission for Visa - International Divorce - Criminal Cases - Traffic Accident, etc. ## Examples of Consultations - I want to apply for a visa change for employment. - I overstayed, but I want special permission to stay. - I want to invite family members/employees from my home country. - I want to apply for permanent residency. - I established a company and want a visa as a manager. - I want to apply for naturalization.
ALT Law firm
ALT Law firm is a law firm located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, specializing in legal services for non-Japanese people. The attorneys can provide consultations in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese. Practice areas include marriage, divorce, inheritance, civil issues, immigration cases, labor issues, company incorporation, etc. ## Attorneys - [Yuki Maruyama](https://mailmate.jp/service-directory/listing/yuki-maruyama)
Takashi Okuno - Okuno Law Office
English-speaking attorney at law, Takashi Okuno specializes in inheritance and succession, corporate legal affairs (such as contract reviews) and advisory contracts, divorce & relationship issues, and real estate and construction. ## Services Offered for Corporations and Businesses - Drafting and reviewing English contracts - General corporate legal affairs - Commercial transactions and contract legal affairs - Litigation and dispute resolution - Labor issues - Legal matters related to Indian law - International legal affairs - Support for small and medium-sized enterprises ## Services Offered for Individuals - Divorce and gender issues - Labor issues and work-related accidents - Real estate and construction - Debt - Wills and inheritance - Traffic accidents - Consumer damages - Visa applications and residency qualifications for foreigners - Hepatitis B litigation
Naonori Katou - Tokyo West Law
Naonori Katou is an English-speaking attorney at law specializing in inheritance and wills, real estate and divorce. ## Areas of Expertise for Corporate Clients - Contract Creation - Litigation - Business Succession - Labor - Debt Collection - Advisory Contract ## Areas of Expertise for Individual Clients - Inheritance/Wills - Divorce - Traffic Accidents - Real Estate - Debt Collection ## Consultation Fee - Initial consultation: 5,000 yen (excluding tax) per 30 minutes. This applies to subsequent consultations as well. No fee is charged if you decide to formally hire us on the day of consultation.
Kouhei Yasuda - Inaba Central Office
Kouhei Yasuda is an attorney at law specializing in traffic accident law, Internet issues, divorce and gender issues, etc. ## Traffic Accident Law - Fatal accidents - Property damage accidents - Personal injury accidents - Residual disability grade certification - Fault ratio - Compensation for pain and suffering & damages ## Internet Issues - Deletion request - Sender disclosure request - Damage compensation claim - Criminal complaint ## Divorce and Gender Issues - Infidelity/Affairs - Separation - Personality mismatch - DV (Domestic Violence) - Sexless relationship - Emotional abuse (Moral harassment) - Not contributing to living expenses - Debt & overspending - Drinking/Alcohol addiction - Family relationships - Property division - Child support - Parental rights - Marriage expenses - Compensation for emotional distress - Divorce claims - Avoiding divorce - Visitation rights ## Common Consultation Examples - I want to divorce, but my partner doesn't agree. - My spouse suddenly brought up divorce, and I don't know what to do. - My husband suddenly left, and I'm struggling financially. - My spouse or the person they cheated with won't admit to the affair. - I want to claim compensation for emotional distress or child support. - I want to know if I can win custody.
Masaki Nagata - Yokohama Station Law Office
Masaki Nagata is an attorney at law based in Yokohama, focusing on traffic accidents, criminal cases, bankruptcy cases, and cases involving foreigners, such as consultations related to immigration visas. Masaki Nagata works with administrative scriveners who speak English and Chinese. ## Traffic Accident Cases - Fatal accidents - Property damage accidents - Personal injury accidents - Post-traumatic disability grade certification - Determination of fault ratio - Compensation for pain and suffering & damages ## Examples of Cases - I'm still visiting the hospital because of pain in my neck and back, but the insurance company says the treatment is over. What should I do? - The insurance company has offered a settlement amount, including compensation for pain and suffering, but I want to know if the amount is reasonable. - I left the post-traumatic disability certification request to the insurance company, but it was deemed non-applicable (or a light grade). I want to file an objection. - I want to apply for post-traumatic disability certification myself without leaving it to the insurance company. How should I do it? - I want support for post-traumatic disability certification. - I had an accident, but I don't know what to do first. - I heard that the settlement amount increases if I hire a lawyer. Is that true? - I heard there are standards for damage amounts such as compulsory liability insurance, insurance company, lawyer, and court. How are they different? - I want to hire a lawyer using the lawyer fee special contract. ## Areas of Expertise - Settlement negotiations - Support for post-traumatic disability grade certification - Compulsory liability insurance claims - Personal injury insurance claims (self-inflicted accidents, etc.) - Minor injury accident cases - Traffic accident litigation