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Legal services in Japan

Statistics report on legal services in Japan

This statistics report shines light on legal services in Japan. The report highlights the market sizes and workforces of the various segments of the legal services industry and shows the structure of the industry. The report also includes figures on in-court and out-of-court cases handled by paralegals and lawyers.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Revenue of companies engaged in legal services in Japan 2024, by segment
  • Premium Statistic Number of employees in the legal services industry in Japan 2013-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of employees in the legal services industry in Japan 2022, by segment
  • Premium Statistic Number of new civil court cases handled at regional courts Japan 2012-2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of penal cases handled at district courts Japan 2012-2021

Industry revenue by segment

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  • Premium Statistic Revenue of tax accountant offices in Japan 2019-2024
  • Premium Statistic Revenue of certified public accountant offices in Japan 2019-2024
  • Premium Statistic Revenue of law firms in Japan 2019-2024
  • Premium Statistic Revenue of patent attorney firms in Japan 2019-2024
  • Premium Statistic Revenue of labor and social security attorney offices in Japan 2019-2024
  • Premium Statistic Revenue of administrative scrivener offices in Japan 2019-2024

Number of offices by segment

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  • Premium Statistic Number of law firms operating in Japan 2020-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of labor and social security attorney offices in Japan 2015-2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of land and house investigator businesses in Japan 2014-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of tax accountant offices in Japan in 2025, by region and type of office
  • Premium Statistic Number of judicial scrivener corporations in Japan 2025, by region
  • Premium Statistic Number of administrative scrivener offices in Japan 2025, by prefecture
  • Premium Statistic Number of patent attorney offices in Japan 2025, by size

Specialized legal services workforce

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  • Premium Statistic Number of tax accountants in Japan 2013-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of administrative scriveners in Japan 2013-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of labor and social security attorneys in Japan 2013-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of certified public accountants in Japan 2013-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of judicial scriveners in Japan 2013-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of land and house investigators in Japan 2013-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of patent agents in Japan 2013-2022

General attorneys

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  • Premium Statistic Number of lawyers active in Japan 2013-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of lawyers active in Japan 2022, by age and gender
  • Premium Statistic Number of lawyers active in Japan 2022, by region
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of lawyers in Japan 2022, by prefecture
  • Premium Statistic Number of new attorney registrations in Japan FY 2012-2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of attorney registration withdrawals in Japan FY 2012-2021

Court cases

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  • Premium Statistic Number of cases handled at courts in Japan 2021, by type
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of family affairs adjudication cases Japan 2021, by type
  • Premium Statistic Number of domestic cases handled at family courts Japan 2021, by location
  • Premium Statistic Number of civil cases handled at regional courts Japan 2021, by location
  • Premium Statistic Number of minors involved in juvenile cases Japan 2012-2021
  • Premium Statistic Juvenile cases with court decisions placing minors in custody in Japan 2012-2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of administrative lawsuits Japan 1996-2021

Summary courts and alternative resolutions

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  • Premium Statistic Number of cases settled by judicial scriveners in Japan 2013-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of civil cases handled at summary courts Japan 2001-2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of summary court cases represented by judicial scriveners in Japan 2013-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of civil cases at summary courts resolved in mediation Japan 2001-2021
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