Find Legal Help Japan- Introduction to Lawyers and Interpreters

Have no idea of how many of these cases I have 😨

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100 yen value item shoplifting, in temporary detention for 23 days...
Japan is a really great country in so many ways, but it's also renowned for being very strict with the law.
I work as an interpreter for the Tokyo Bar Association for lawyers of foreigners who get arrested as I see too many cases in which for trying to steal a 100 yen ball of rice at a combini or a 1000 yen T-shirt from Uniclo, just maybe only out of stupid superficiality, people spend 20 days in temporary detention and, if no agreement out of court is reached, this might jeopardize the return to Japan in the future…
Before committing a crime that looks a small thing please remember that the Japanese are not stupid and basically totally inflexible with the rules!

Furtarelli da 100 yen, dentro per 23 giorni…
Il Giappone è un paese davvero fantastico per tanti aspetti ma è rinomato anche per la rigidità.
Il mio lavoro è seguire i casi di arrestati come interprete e vedere italiani, e non, che per una palla di riso da 100 yen al combini o una maglietta da 1000 da Uniclo rubata solo per un po’ di stupida superficialità, passare 20 giorni in stato di fermo e, se la denuncia non viene ritirata , pregiudicarsi il rientro in Giappone nel futuro, mi ricorda di quanto i giapponesi siano totalmente inflessibili con le regole.

Drugs in Japan...marijuana, seeds, cannabis
Even if it might not be that difficult to buy drugs in Japan the consequences might not be worth.
If you get caught ( and I can assure you that happens more than you might think) with even less than one gram of cannabis you will be arrested, indicted sentenced and after about 100 days in temporary detention ( ＝being in jail waiting the process to end) you will be either deported or denied the renew of the visa or the reentry in Japan.

Divorce in Japan

Types of divorce: Kyogi Rikon (a simple registration procedure at the ward office. Known in Japanese as “mutual consent divorce”). This is the simplest way but it covers only the divorce if there are children or assets those need to be addressed differently.
Making an agreement beforehand and then file for the Kyogi Rikon can be a good option if you are divorcing on good terms.
In Japan as a rule you do not go to Court to divorce directly, but beforehand you necessarily have to go through mediation.
At mediation you will be called separately, and the mediators will listen to both of you and refer you to each other's will. This can take one time or many times but if you don't find an agreement usually the mediation will be closed and you can go to court where if again you don't find an agreement, a judge will decide.
(Importantly, and this is not limited to divorce, usually if you don't appear at mediation, the mediation is closed without a decision, but if you don't appear at court, the decision will be made and whoever didn't appear loses.)
Please be aware that you need an interpreter at mediation and at court because proceedings will be conducted only in Japanese and though you might not need a lawyer at mediation, I strongly advise having one at court, to help you understand and protect your rights, especially if parental authority or child support is on the table.

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Spouse Visa
If you have a spouse visa and you are thinking to live separately please be well aware of this law:
夫婦は，同居し，互いに協力し扶助しなければならない義務があります（民法752条）。
Husband and wife have the obligation to live together and to cooperate and help each other (article 752 of the civil code).

Getting answers at the Immigration Center is not always easy.....In order to respond to various inquiries regarding immigration and residence procedures, the Immigration Services Agency has established "Immigration Information Centers" at Regional Immigration Services Bureaus and District Immigration Services Offices. Immigration Information Centers are set up to handle telephone, in-person and e-mail inquiries in Japanese and foreign languages.

Information Centers & One-Stop Consultation Centers | Immigration Services Agency of Japan In order to respond to various inquiries regarding immigration and residence procedures, the Immigration Services Agency has established "Immigration Information Centers" at Regional Immigration Services Bureaus and District Immigration Services Offices. Immigration Information Centers are set up to...