Legal help

What this page is about

Free and low-cost legal consultation, what the Japan Legal Support Centre (Houterasu) covers and who qualifies, and how to find a lawyer who will work in English on a labour dispute, a landlord or a divorce.

What it does not have

This page does not yet list the offices, forms, costs or step-by-step procedures for it. The Immigration Services Agency publishes the Daily Life Support Portal, which covers this ground officially, free, in 19 languages, and is written by the agency that administers the procedures.

What there is already194 embassies and consulates — yours keeps a list of English-speaking lawyers ›

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