Wills & Inheritance Procedures
Sakura Central Law Office (an administrative scrivener office) supports will drafting to protect your family's future and the procedures that follow an inheritance.
Services
- Support with drafting holographic wills and notarized wills
- Research on heirs and on the estate
- Preparing inheritance division agreements
- Preparing statutory heir information lists, filing them with the Legal Affairs Bureau on your behalf, and collecting family register documents
- Various inheritance procedures (within the scope of an administrative scrivener's work)
Procedures We Do Not Handle, and Where We Can Connect You
- We do not file real property registration applications (inheritance registration, change-of-address registration, etc.) on clients' behalf. When needed, we can connect you with an attorney or a judicial scrivener.
- Representing or negotiating for clients in disputes among heirs is work reserved for attorneys. When needed, we can connect you with an attorney.
- Filing inheritance tax returns is work for a tax accountant. When needed, we can connect you with one.
For our collaboration with other professionals, see Professional Network.
Recent Developments in Inheritance and Wills (Related News)
- Adult Guardianship to Be Unified Into "Assistance" — Guardianship and Curatorship Abolished Under Act No. 45 of 2026; 180,828 Guardianship Users, 58,162 Curatorship Users (October 11, 2026)
- Will Custody System Adds Non-Disclosure Measure for DV Victims — Simplified Requirements Take Effect March 2, 2026 (September 24, 2026)
- Land-to-State Inheritance Relinquishment: 5,863 Applications, 3,008 Approved — Ministry of Justice Publishes Latest Statistics (September 14, 2026)
- Inheritance Renunciations Hit Record 324,000 in 2025 — Driven by "Negative Real Estate" Avoidance, Up 70% Over 10 Years per Supreme Court Data (September 2, 2026)
- FY2026 Tax Reform: Rental Property Acquired Within 5 Years of Inheritance to Be Valued at Its Ordinary Transaction Price (80% of Acquisition Price Also Allowed) — Effective for Inheritances From January 1, 2027 (August 6, 2026)
- Japan Will Law Overhauled in June 2026 — Seal Requirement Abolished, Digital Wills Created: What to Do Before the Changes Take Effect (July 21, 2026)
- Smart Property Registration Update System Launched April 2026 ─ Register Once and Japan's Legal Affairs Bureau Automatically Updates Your Address / Name — Zero Cost (July 17, 2026)
All inheritance and wills news
Related Services
- Residence status applications & immigration procedures
- Specified Skilled Worker (registered support organization)
Consultation Terms
For consultations on wills and inheritance procedures, start with an initial consultation (free for one hour, by appointment)
The first consultation is free for one hour. Please make an appointment in advance and, in principle, visit our office. If visiting is difficult because you live far away or are undergoing medical treatment, please let us know when booking. Appointments are accepted by phone, email, and the inquiry form. We do not provide individual consultations by phone or email.
Business hours: weekdays 9:00–17:00. Initial consultations and appointment calls: weekdays 10:00–16:00 (phone service in English and Japanese).
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