Please note that the above-mentioned National Organ has been designated in accordance with Article 7 of the Statute, with a view to facilitating communication between the Members of the Conference and the Permanent Bureau. Please click here to see which authorities have been designated by Japan in accordance with the Conventions mentioned below.  

• Convention of 1 March 1954 on civil procedure [02]
• Convention of 24 October 1956 on the law applicable to maintenance obligations towards children [08]
• Convention of 5 October 1961 on the Conflicts of Laws Relating to the Form of Testamentary Dispositions [11]
• Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents [12]
• Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters [14]
• Convention of 2 October 1973 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations [24]