Member

Ministry of Justice
Government of Japan
Civil Affairs Bureau
TOKYO
Japan
Tel.: +81 (3) 3592 7114
Fax: +81 (3) 3592 7039

N.B.
The purpose of National Organs is the communication between the Members and the HCCH’s Permanent Bureau (Secretariat). They are not intended for communications with the public. Members of the public are kindly asked not to direct enquiries regarding a particular Convention to the National Organ.

Questions concerning a specific Convention may be directed to a Central or Competent Authority designated by a State for a particular Convention. The details of those authorities are available on the webpage relating to the specific Convention. If legal advice is required, assistance from a qualified lawyer may be necessary. 

The Permanent Bureau does not respond to legal queries from private persons or legal practitioners concerning the operation of the various Hague Conventions.

• 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]
• Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction [28]