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Sanno Park Tower 12F (Reception) and 14F,
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 100-6114, Japan

Tokyo Metro Ginza Line: G06 Tameike-sanno Station, Exit 7 (directly accessible through the second basement)

Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line: N06 Tameike-sanno Station, Exit 7 (directly accessible through the second basement)

Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line: C07 Kokkai-gijido-mae Station, Exit 5 (3 minutes’ walk)

Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line: M14 Kokkai-gijido-mae Station, Exit 5 (10 minutes’ walk through Chiyoda Line platform)

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About the Firm

Name: Ushijima & Partners, Attorneys-at-Law
Address: Sanno Park Tower 12F (Reception) and 14F, 11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6114, Japan
Tel: +81-3-5511-3200
Fax: +81-3-5511-3258
Email: ushilaw@japan.email.ne.jp
Members: Attorneys-at-law: 69 (including those on loan or studying abroad)
Registered foreign attorney: 1
Foreign qualified attorney (not admitted in Japan): 1
Staff: 42 (as of April 7, 2025)
Practice Areas: International Transactions; International Investment; International Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Contracts; Real Estate Transactions; Corporate Rehabilitation; Restructuring/Insolvency; Antitrust; Tariffs/Trade; Finance/Securitization; Capital Markets, Trademark; Copyright; Tax; Labor and Employment; Environment; Insurance; Compliance/Corporate Governance; IT; and General Corporate Practice (both domestic and international)

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Address:
Sanno Park Tower 12F (Reception) and 14F,
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 100-6114, Japan

Train Access:

Tokyo Metro Ginza Line: G06 Tameike-sanno Station, Exit 7 (directly accessible through the second basement)

Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line: N06 Tameike-sanno Station, Exit 7 (directly accessible through the second basement)

Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line: C07 Kokkai-gijido-mae Station, Exit 5 (3 minutes’ walk)

Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line: M14 Kokkai-gijido-mae Station, Exit 5 (10 minutes’ walk through Chiyoda Line platform)

Awards

Our firm and attorneys received a high evaluation in Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2026.

Our firm and attorneys received a high evaluation in the following sectors of Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2026:

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Our firm and attorneys received a high evaluation in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026.

Our firm and attorneys received a high evaluation in the following sectors of Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026:

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Shin Ushijima: Leading partners (Dispute Resolution)
Kohtaro Tamura: Hall of Fame (Real Estate and Construction)
Osamu Inoue: Leading partners (Dispute Resolution)
Hiroshi Watanabe: Leading partners (Corporate and M&A)
Rikisuke Yamanaka: Leading partners (Labour and Employment)
Hiroki Awahara: Leading partners (Real Estate and Construction)
Masahiro Shiotani: Next generation partners (Real Estate and Construction)
Nao Makita: Next generation partners (Real Estate and Construction)

Dispute Resolution: Tier 2: Shin Ushijima, Osamu Inoue, Yoshimoto Kawamura, Kenji Sarukura
Real Estate and Construction: Tier 2: Kohtaro Tamura, Hiroki Awahara, Masahiro Shiotani, Nao Makita
Labour and Employment: Tier 3: Hiroshi Watanabe, Rikisuke Yamanaka, Shinobu Yanagita
Risk Management and Investigations: Tier 3: Shin Ushijima, Hiroshi Watanabe, Kenji Sarukura
Corporate and M&A: Tier 4: Shin Ushijima, Hiroshi Watanabe, Masahiko Todo

Our firm and lawyers received high evaluations in the Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific 2026.

Our firm and lawyers received high evaluations in the following sectors in the Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific 2026:

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Corporate/M&A: Domestic:
　Ushijima & Partners (Band 5)
Dispute Resolution: Domestic:
　Ushijima & Partners (Band 3)
　Shin Ushijima (Senior Statespeople)
　Osamu Inoue (Band 4)
　Hiroshi Watanabe (Band 4)
Employment:
　Ushijima & Partners (Band 4)
Real Estate:
　Ushijima & Partners (Band 2)
Real Estate: Bengoshi:
　Kohtaro Tamura (Senior Statespeople)
　Hiroki Awahara (Band 4)

Our firm and lawyer received a high evaluation in Chambers and Partners FinTech 2026.

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FinTech Legal:
Ushijima & Partners (Band 3)

Our attorneys received a high evaluation in The Best Lawyers(TM) in Japan 2026.

Our attorneys received a high evaluation in the following sectors of The Best LawyersTM in Japan 2026.

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Antitrust / Competition Law: Hiroshi Watanabe
Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law: Shin Ushijima, Osamu Inoue, Rikisuke Yamanaka, Yoshimoto Kawamura
Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice: Shin Ushijima, Motohiro Kuroki
FinTech Practice: Hiroyasu Kageshima
Information Technology Law: Hiroyasu Kageshima, Mitsuya Kosaka (Ones to Watch)
Litigation: Shin Ushijima
Real Estate Law: Masanori Inoue, Motohiro Kuroki, Hiroki Awahara, Naoki Hieda, Masahiro Shiotani
Tax Law: Tetsuya Araseki
Telecommunications Law: Hiroyasu Kageshima

Our attorney received a high evaluation in Asian Legal Business (ALB) Top 15 North Asia Litigators 2024.

Shin Ushijima was named one of ALB Top 15 North Asia Litigators 2024.

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Top 15 North Asia Litigators 2024：Shin Ushijima

Our attorney received a high evaluation in Asian Legal Business (ALB) Asia Super 50 TMT Lawyers 2024.

Hiroyasu Kageshima was named one of ALB Asia Super 50 TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) Lawyers 2024.

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Asia Super 50 TMT Lawyers: Hiroyasu Kageshima

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2026.03.12

An article by Masaki Fujii, Hiroyuki Yamauchi, and Hirotaro Momota on Nidec Corporation was published on JAPAN FORWARD.

2026.03.06

An article by Masaki Fujii, Hiroyuki Yamauchi, and Hirotaro Momota on Nidec Corporation was published on JAPAN FORWARD.

2026.02.16

Our firm and lawyers received high evaluations in the Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2026.

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