English-speaking lawyers in Fukuoka

Fukuoka is Kyushu's largest city and a gateway to Korea and China, with a startup programme that attracts foreign founders. English teachers, students, engineers and international couples are the people who most often need English-speaking lawyers in Fukuoka.

Requests include the startup and business manager visas, employment contracts and unpaid wages, tenancy deposits and key money, company formation and divorce. Japanese divorce by mutual agreement is simple on paper, but custody and foreign recognition need care. Traffic accidents and police questioning also prompt calls.

Japanese is the language of all court proceedings. Courts provide interpreters in criminal cases, while in civil cases parties generally arrange translation. Every bengoshi must belong to a local bar, here the Fukuoka Bar Association, and the Japan Federation of Bar Associations offers a search. Registered foreign lawyers can advise on their home law but cannot appear in Japanese courts. English-speaking lawyers in Fukuoka usually ask for a retainer plus a success fee. English-speaking lawyers in Fukuoka can explain this split at the first consultation. Compare the firms below and contact them directly.