Tomoyoshi Furukawa is a fluent English-speaking attorney based in Osaka and specializing in foreign employment, immigration law, visas, English contracts, company incorporation, and other corporate legal affairs.

Areas of Expertise

• Visas & Residency Qualifications
• International Divorce
• International Inheritance
• International Criminal Cases
• International Legal Affairs & Corporate Legal Affairs
• Patents and Trademarks
• Intellectual Property Issues
• Company Establishment
• Commercial Transactions

Common Consultations

• I want to check a contract.
• I want advice on supporting Japanese companies expanding overseas.
• I'm hiring a foreign worker and need to prepare an English employment contract.
• The foreigner I employed exceeded the working hours stipulated in the Immigration Control Act and is being forcibly investigated by the police.
• I want legal advice on changing the residency status when hiring a foreign part-timer as a regular employee.
• My foreign father passed away in Japan, leaving property.
• I want legal support for document preparation when establishing a company in Japan.

Examples of Cases Handled

• Foreign employment
• Business support
• Corporate legal affairs
• International divorce
• International inheritance
• Legal issues surrounding foreigners, issues related to residency in Japan