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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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The organic fishing methods of Itoshima

Agriculture and fishing, both of which draw from nature’s bounty, are important industries that are directly connected to our dining tables. Organic farming is not just limited to ...

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