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Choosing to live in Fukuoka means choosing well-being
Most people move to a city for a job, to attend school, or perhaps to be with their partner. In that respect, most do not actually choose a city based on its merits. However...
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Becoming a Permanent Resident (Part 1) : After 3 years of marriage with Japanese or Permanent resident spouse
Application for Permanent Residence: At Legal Associates Office Boston, we often receive inquiries from people who want to apply for permanent residence. If a foreign national who....
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Fukuoka City Waterworks to Celebrate 100 Years
Next year will mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of Fukuoka City's waterworks system. On March 1, 1923, after the completion of water supply facilities in Fukuoka City, in...
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What You Can Do at a Notary Public’s Office
What comes to mind when you hear “notary public”? Notarization is an official fraud-deterrent process that assures the parties of a transaction that a document, and the documents’ ...
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International Marriage and Residence Status: How Divorce Affects Residence Status
“Marriage is the tomb of life.” This quote from the French poet Baudelaire is often misunderstood as a nihilistic aphorism that views marriage as something distasteful. Recently, h...
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Dual Citizenship and Naturalization
On June 2, a woman residing in Fukuoka Prefecture who had acquired American citizenship while practicing law in the U.S. took legal action asking the Japanese government to confirm...
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Japanese Yen Depreciation and Foreign Direct Investment in Japan
The yen is depreciating in the foreign exchange market. In the past, it was said that the yen should be bought in times of contingency or crisis, but it seems that the crisis in Uk...
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Seeking Refuge in Japan from Ukraine: Evacuee or Refugee?
My name is Masayo Boston, and I will try to fill attorney Mr. Atsushi Miyake’s shoes by undertaking the writing of this column from this month. I am a certified legal professional ...
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Passing the Baton
I've been writing articles for Fukuoka Now since July 2018. However, as I now specialize in commercial disputes and do not practice in areas in which most readers have interest, I ...
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Digital Reform of Civil Procedures
Japan is far behind other major countries in digitalization in civil procedures. For instance, Singapore started electronic filing in 1998, while Korea began to do the same in 2011...
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