Probate / Estates / Wealth Management
1.Custom-made Solutions
We are among a select group of Japanese law firms with a global outlook offering custom-made solutions to private clients and providing comprehensive private client & international wealth management services to clients in Japan and abroad.
2.Diverse Client
Our diverse clients belong to various industries. They include high net worth (“HNW”) clients, family business owners, company founders, investors, young entrepreneurs, financial institutions, real estate companies, and tax accounting firms.
3.International Expertise
The concerns of today’s HNW clients are global ass inheritance and tax laws vary enormously from country to country and so do certain aspects of family law. We are a member of global legal network that helps lawyers from different jurisdictions collaborate together. We have a Korean Practice Group and a German Practice Group which enables us to provide extensive legal services for estate planning and business succession in many languages. Our team lawyer who specializes in international estate planning is a member of STEP and TIAETL which enables her to unfailingly serve our clients.
4.Expertise in M&A, Corporate, Real Estate and Asset Management
We have lawyers that are well-versed in M&A, Corporate, Real Estate, Family Law, and Asset Management fields which HNW clients need for their business succession planning, re-structuring of their business and management of their assets and creating trusts in addition to their inheritance issues. Further, we also provide legal advice on divorce or visa issues. We can provide our clients with creative and customized solutions in complex and dynamic situations.
5.Substantial Litigation Experience
We are a top tier law firm in the field of litigation in Japan. We employ full resources of the Firm to develop effective legal strategies. When a dispute between family members, business partners, or regulatory and law enforcement arises, we help the clients achieve effective resolution through negotiation, mediation and when necessary, civil litigations and criminal prosecutions.
Attorneys handling this practices
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Itoh, ShigeakiPartner -
Matsuda, KojiPartner -
Ide, KeisukePartner -
Takumi, YukihiroPartner -
Iizuka, KatsukoPartner -
Tanaka, HideyukiPartner -
Sakai, HitomiPartner -
Furukawa, KazunoriPartner
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Matsuo, SotaroPartner -
Hosaka, RiePartner
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Nagaki, HirofumiPartner -
Aoki, ShotaroPartner -
Ohtake, TakashiOf Counsel -
Itoh, AyakaCounsel
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Related News
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NewsAn article written by Hitomi Sakai, titled “For myself and for my disabled child… why do problems arise with property put in a family trust? Risks you should know about before requesting the establishment of a trust” has been published in Genshisha’s “THE GOLD ONLINE.”July 31, 2025Practices : Probate / Estates / Wealth Management
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NewsAn article written by Hitomi Sakai, titled “Why wealthy individuals are creating companies in addition to making wills… Key estate planning points crucial for asset protection” has been published in Genshisha’s “THE GOLD ONLINE.”July 24, 2025Practices : Probate / Estates / Wealth Management
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NewsAn article written by Hitomi Sakai, titled “Why is the rate of will-making by Japanese people so low? Western experts call it “incomprehensible.” The reality of a country plagued by inheritance disputes… The tragedy caused by assuming that legal (intestate) succession is sufficient ” has been published in Genshisha’s “THE GOLD ONLINE.”July 17, 2025Practices : Probate / Estates / Wealth Management
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NewsAn article written by Hitomi Sakai, titled “Is your ex-spouse also a threat to the family business? Little-known power of marital property agreements (prenuptial agreements) to protect family assets from divorce disputes” has been published in Genshisha’s “THE GOLD ONLINE.”July 14, 2025Practices : Probate / Estates / Wealth Management
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NewsAn article written by Hitomi Sakai, titled “Why legally non-binding family rules are vital to family businesses and family governance” has been published in Genshisha’s “THE GOLD ONLINE.”July 10, 2025Practices : Probate / Estates / Wealth Management
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NewsAn article written by Hitomi Sakai, titled “Why do leading companies go under due to family disputes? A lawyer warns about the risks faced by wealthy families” has been published in Genshisha’s “THE GOLD ONLINE.”July 8, 2025Practices : Probate / Estates / Wealth Management
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NewsThe Ministry of Finance of Japan released the final report from the Survey on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment for Trusts, conducted by KPMG AZSA LLC with the cooperation of attorney Hitomi Sakai, whose insights and comments are featured in the report.June 12, 2025Practices : Probate / Estates / Wealth Management
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NewsHitomi Sakai has been recognized as a “Ranked Individual” in Private Wealth Law-Japan by Chambers HNW Guide 2024.November 13, 2024Practices : Probate / Estates / Wealth Management
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NewsThe Ministry of Finance of Japan released the final report from the “Survey on FATF (Financial Action Task Force) Recommendation 25 (Legal Arrangements)”, which had been conducted by KPMG AZSA LLC and which features among others comments from Hitomi Sakai who had taken part in this survey:September 30, 2024Practices : Probate / Estates / Wealth Management
Related papers, books, newsletters, etc.
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Articles“Series Roundtable Discussion: The Depths of Taxation” Series 10: a Deep Dive into International Inheritance (Part 1)Hitomi SakaiJune 2025Practices : Probate / Estates / Wealth Management
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Seminars30th Annual International Private Client Tax ConferenceInternational Bar Association Conference 2025Hitomi SakaiMarch 4, 2025Practices : Probate / Estates / Wealth Management
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Articles“Overview of EU AI Act and Its Background”Izuru GotoOctober 2024Practices : Asset Management, Funds, Investment Trusts, J-REIT and Private Placement REIT Probate / Estates / Wealth Management
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Articles“Lexology Panoramic – Private Client 2025 (Japan Chapter)”Hitomi SakaiNovember 2024Practices : Probate / Estates / Wealth Management
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Seminars61st Annual HAWAII TAX INSTITUTE JAPAN-U.S. ALLIANCESession 8: Trust Taxation in Japan on a U.S. TrustHitomi SakaiNovember 3, 2024 〜 November 6, 2024Practices : Probate / Estates / Wealth Management
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Articles“Lexology Panoramic – Private Banking & Wealth Management 2025 (Japan Chapter)”Masamichi Sakamoto Kentaro Sawata Masatoshi MaruokaSeptember 2024Practices : Banking and Other Financial Transactions Probate / Estates / Wealth Management
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Seminars“The 16th Annual STEP International Tax and Estate Planning Forum 2024”Hitomi SakaiJune 13, 2024 〜 June 14, 2024Practices : Probate / Estates / Wealth Management
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Articles“Treatment of foreign organizations (including private foundations) and trusts in Japan”Hitomi SakaiMay 2024Practices : Probate / Estates / Wealth Management
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Seminars“FAQs about Japanese Inheritance System For US Estate Planners”Hitomi SakaiSeptember 13, 2023Practices : Probate / Estates / Wealth Management