Satoshi Yoshida
Representative Director, Certified Solicitor, and Administrative Scrivener
Education
Chuo University, B.A. in Political Science 1990.
Attended a translation course at Vancouver Canada 1999-2000
Work Experience
Tadashi Matsushita Solicitor Office in Sapporo1993-1999
Set up his own legal practice in Kutchan 2000
Yutaka Kiso
Profile: Judicial Scrivener
Born in October 1986. Born in Osaka, raised in Toyohashi, Aichi. A Hokkaido resident who speaks Kansai dialect.
Qualifications
- Certified Judicial Scrivener (Certified Judicial Scrivener)
- Administrative Scrivener with Immigration Application Agency Services Certification
(Administrative Scrivener authorized to submit applications for residence status) - The Association for Real Estate Securitization (ARES) Certified Master
- Real Estate Notary (Real Estate Transaction Agent)
Core Practice Areas
- International Real Estate Transactions
- Support for procedures using Real Estate Securitization Schemes
- Company Formation through Inward Direct Investment
- International Inheritance Planning
Key Areas of Engagement
- Support for real estate securitization by international funds, etc.
- Services for protecting and succeeding family assets, such as Trusts and International Wills
View details of research, activities, and publications
Education
- Completed the Master's Program, Department of Private Law, Graduate School of Law, Doshisha University
- Degree: Master of Laws (LL.M.)
- Research Fields: Civil Law and Comparative Law (Comparative study of rescission/termination and their requirements between non-performance of obligations under the amended Civil Code of Japan and breach of contract under Division 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) of the United States)
Current Research Fields
- Private International Law (Conflict of laws)
- Trust Law
- Practical Ethics concerning the conflict between Client Self-Determination and Paternalism in the field of legal professions
- Legal systems related to international movement, such as immigration
- Policy coordination between Inward Direct Investment related laws/regulations and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) measures
Activities in Judicial Scrivener Associations, etc.
- Commissioned Researcher, Judicial Scrivener General Research Institute, Japan Federation of Judicial Scriveners' Associations
- Member, Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CFT) Subcommittee, Practice Research Office, Japan Federation of Judicial Scriveners' Associations
- Member, Registry Affairs Research Group, Sapporo Judicial Scriveners' Association
- Regular Member, Kusatsu International Association (Participated in the English translation project of the "Handy Guide to Everyday Law")
- General Member, Japan Property Management Association
- Member, Association of Judicial Scriveners for International Legal Affairs
Publications
- "The Reality of Opaque 'Real Estate Acquisitions': The Need for 'Grasping the Big Picture,'" Liberal Time, Oct 2025.
- "Grounds and Issues of the Institutional Legitimacy of Legal Professions illuminated by AI Technology, the Attorney Act, and the Judicial Scrivener Act: Reflections from the Perspective of Conflict between Self-Determination and Paternalism, and Information Asymmetry," Law and Citizen (152), Apr 2025.
- "Real Estate Acquisition by Foreign Capital: The Essence of 'What Should Be Done' as Seen from the Reality on the Ground," Monthly Journal of Judicial Scriveners (617), Jul 2023.
- "Issues in International Judicial Scrivener Practice: Reflections on the Governing Law of International Trusts — Focusing on the Perspective of Real Estate Registration," Monthly Journal of Judicial Scriveners (612), Feb 2023.
- "Issues in International Judicial Scrivener Practice: Current Status of International Remittances," Monthly Journal of Judicial Scriveners (607), Sep 2022.
- "A Study on Article 72 of the Attorney Act: Focusing on Estate Succession Services by Judicial Scriveners," Law and Citizen (128), Apr 2021.
- "A Study on the Significance of 'General Legal Cases' and 'Legal Affairs' in Article 72 of the Attorney Act (1)–(4): Focusing on the Perspective of the Permissibility of Mandate and Agency for Juridical Acts between Private Individuals," Law and Citizen (124)–(127), Aug 2020 – Feb 2021.
Lectures
Numerous training lectures and presentations at Judicial Scrivener Associations and other professional organizations (more than 10 lectures annually).
Yoshiaki Furukawa
(Sapporo office)
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Yokohama National University
Associate Degree in Physical Therapy, Hokkaido University of Health Sciences Junior College
Professional Experience
Worked as a physical therapist at medical institutions in Hokkaido
Passed the Judicial Scrivener Exam in 2007
Established a private practice in Sapporo in 2008
Joined our office in June 2022
Emi Shimizu
(Sapporo office)
Education
University of Tokyo, Faculty of Economics
Professional Experience
Worked at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Passed the Judicial Scrivener Examination in 2015
Worked at judicial scrivener offices in Kyoto City and Chiba City
Joined our firm in September 2023
Yasuyo Tsuchiya
(Sapporo office)
Education
Meiji University, School of Political Science and Economics
Professional Experience
Extensive experience in corporate and retail sales across the cosmetics, optical equipment, and food industries.
Qualifications & Registrations
Passed the Judicial Scrivener Examination in 2024
Joined this Office in 2024
Shuhei Samata
Certified Solicitor / Sapporo Office
Education
Hokkaido University, Faculty of Agriculture
Professional Experience
- The Norinchukin Bank
- Judicial Scrivener Practice (Kagoshima City)
- Study Abroad in Canada
- Joined Current Firm
- Served at the Kagoshima, Osaka, and Akita branches following graduation.
- Passed the Judicial Scrivener Examination in 2009.
- Established and managed a private practice in Kagoshima City.
- Closed the practice in 2025 to pursue international studies in Canada.
- Joined the firm in January 2026.
Favorite English Expression
"Go-to person"
Mayumi Miyashita
(Furano office)
Education
Kobe University, Faculty of Business Administration
Professional Experience
Passed the Judicial Scrivener Examination in 2005
Worked at judicial scrivener offices in Osaka Prefecture and Hyogo Prefecture
Established own practice in Furano City in 2016
Transferred to our firm in June 2021
