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English-speaking lawyers in Japan

408 lawyers in Japan who work in English, in 18 cities. Tokyo (254), Osaka (49) and Fukuoka (20) hold 79% of them.

408lawyers
18cities
94%of all lawyers here
Photo: David Kernan (CC BY 4.0)

Showing all 18 cities.

Japan408 in 18 cities

Tokyo skyline with Tokyo Tower at golden hour, Minato CityTokyoJapan254EnglishOf all lawyers here254 of 26397% Osaka Castle outer moat with stone walls and turret reflected in water, modern Business Park skyscrapers in the backgroundOsakaJapan49EnglishOf all lawyers here49 of 6082% Fukuoka Tower and Seaside Momochi beach skylineFukuokaJapan20EnglishOf all lawyers here20 of 20100% Sapporo TV Tower rising above Odori Park on a sunny daySapporoJapan19EnglishOf all lawyers here19 of 19100% Nagoya Castle keep with golden shachihoko, Nagoya, JapanNagoyaJapan16EnglishOf all lawyers here16 of 1889% The keep of Kumamoto Castle on its stone baseKumamotoJapan8EnglishOf all lawyers here8 of 8100% Downtown Sendai cityscape seen from the rooftop of Sendai Station on a sunny daySendaiJapan8EnglishOf all lawyers here8 of 8100% The city of Naha and the ocean viewed from Shuri Castle Park, Okinawa, JapanNahaJapan7EnglishOf all lawyers here7 of 7100% The harbour and Meriken Park of Kobe, JapanKobeJapan6EnglishOf all lawyers here6 of 875% Atomic Bomb Dome and Motoyasu River with Hiroshima skylineHiroshimaJapan5EnglishOf all lawyers here5 of 5100% Nagasaki in its valley above the harbourNagasakiJapan4EnglishOf all lawyers here4 of 4100% Matsuyama Castle, one of twelve original keeps left in JapanMatsuyamaJapan3EnglishOf all lawyers here3 of 3100% Sakurajima volcano across the bay from KagoshimaKagoshimaJapan2EnglishOf all lawyers here2 of 2100% Yukitsuri rope-supported pine trees over the pond at Kenroku-en garden, KanazawaKanazawaJapan2EnglishOf all lawyers here2 of 2100% The pond and arched bridge of Ritsurin Garden at TakamatsuTakamatsuJapan2EnglishOf all lawyers here2 of 2100% Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion reflected in Kyoko-chi pond on a sunny day, Kyoto, JapanKyotoJapan1EnglishOf all lawyers here1 of 1100% The original wooden keep of Matsue Castle, Shimane, JapanMatsueJapan1EnglishOf all lawyers here1 of 1100% The river and Korakuen garden at Okayama with the city behindOkayamaJapan1EnglishOf all lawyers here1 of 1100%

Where these came from

These English-speaking lawyers come from 5 sources, led by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations' lawyer search (314), the UK Foreign Office's Find a professional service abroad (55) and a United States embassy or consulate (32).

Every one of these sits on an official list, published by a body with nothing to sell.

Questions

How many English-speaking lawyers are there in Japan?
We list 408, in 18 cities. That is the number whose working language we can trace to a published source, not the number that exists.
Which city has the most?
Tokyo, with 254 of the 408.
Is English unusual for lawyers in Japan?
94% of the 432 lawyers we hold in Japan are recorded as working in English. Most of them come from the Japan Federation of Bar Associations' lawyer search, a register that records the languages each provider offers, so the figure reflects who that register covers, not only who speaks what.