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Feb 9, 2023Now Reports
Moving Out of a Rented Apartment – What You Need To Know
Makoto Ayukawa, a guitarist and pioneer of mentai rock (rock music from Hakata in the 70s), passed away on January 29. Someone recommended that I should listen to “借家のブルース” from th...
Jan 12, 2023Now Reports
Leaving Japan – A Checklist
Happy New Year! It is a new year, and some of you may be preparing for a new beginning. Some of you may be leaving Japan to live in another country for various reasons. I will outl...
Dec 8, 2022Now Reports
Income Documentation for Application for Permanent Residence Permit
We often receive inquiries about applications for permanent residence permits. Many applicants believe that having legally resided in Japan for ten years or more is a sufficient co...
Nov 10, 2022Now Reports
Naturalization in Japan – The Process Explained
How well do you know the process of naturalization in Japan? Although becoming naturalized is sometimes compared to applying for a permanent residence permit, a permanent resident ...
Sep 22, 2022Now Reports
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...
Sep 6, 2022Now Reports
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....
Aug 31, 2022Now Reports
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...
Aug 10, 2022Now Reports
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’ ...
Jul 6, 2022Now Reports
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...
Jun 7, 2022Now Reports
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...
