One of our Clients operating in the constructions and luxury real estate field, has designed a wonderful luxury residence in a beautiful city on the Adriatic coast of Italy. All authorizations and needed documentation have properly been prepared and approved. The deal encompasses apartments, shops, restaurants and a hotel. We are looking for a potential […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Hiromasa Ogawa of Kojima Law Offices. Hiro has joined IR as our exclusive Foreign Investment Member in Japan. HIROMASA OGAWA is a partner of Kojima Law Offices. His practice primarily focuses on representing Japanese and international corporate clients in their cross boarder […]
Although it is widely known that marriage is one of the most certain methods to becoming a Japanese citizen, the effect is not immediate. Simply marrying a Japanese national does not automatically grant Japanese citizenship to a foreign national. Attaining Japanese citizenship must be done though the normal naturalization process and this process could take […]
The family registration system is used in Japan to register Japanese citizens from birth until death. In this way, the family register acts as a birth certificate, death certificate, proof of marriage and proof of divorce. It also can be used to certify Japanese citizenship. The family register, as the name suggests, is based upon […]
Married couples in Japan have a responsibility to jointly bear the various expenses associated with their married life. These expenses can include things such as food, housing, utilities and other items and daily necessities used jointly by the couple. However, when spouses separate without divorcing, it may be difficult for them to split their expenditures […]
In Japan, the family register system is used to record the relationship between family members. It also acts as a record of all births, deaths, marriages and divorces and plays an important role in determining heirs in probate matters. Official copies of a family register are required for many legal procedures in Japan. The family […]
A divorce between an international couple often requires not one, but two divorces to ensure that the divorce is final in both of the spouses’ home countries. Simply being divorced in Japan does not carry much meaning if the couple continues to stay married in a foreign country. Therefore, one of the main concerns of […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Kazumoto Aoki of Aoki Suzuki Accounting Co. Kazu has joined IR as our exclusive Tax (Accountants) member in Japan. Kazumoto (“Kazu”) Aoki and Akio Suzuki established Aoki Suzuki Accounting Co. in Tokyo on October 1, 2014. With the working experiences at […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Akio Suzuki of Aoki Suzuki Accounting Co. Akio has joined IR as our exclusive Tax (Accountants) member in Japan. Kazumoto (“Kazu”) Aoki and Akio Suzuki established Aoki Suzuki Accounting Co. in Tokyo on October 1, 2014. With the working experiences at […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Seiichi Yoshikawa of Koga & Partners. Seiichi has joined IR as our exclusive Commercial Litigation in Japan. Koga & Partners is a Tokyo law firm of eleven attorneys with long experience in a broad range of legal matters, especially in cross-border […]
Citizenship comes with a collection of rights that separate citizens from people who merely have visas or are permanent residents. In Japan, these rights include having a family registry established and the right to vote, among other things. While citizenship can be applied for later in life, whether a newborn baby is born as a […]
Raising children is expensive and this burden is only exacerbated when living in a country with a high cost of living, such as Japan. A paycheck that may have been enough for a family of three may barely cover necessities for a family of four. Therefore, the Japanese government provides support to families with children […]