STRUCTURE OF KYUSHU COURTS FUKUOKA HIGH COURT MIYAZAKI BRANCH NAHA BRANCH Kagosima District Court Fukuoka District Court Naha District Court Kagosima Family Court Fukuoka Family Court Naha Family Court Miyazaki District Court Saga District Court Miyazaki Family Court Saga Family Court Nagasaki District Court Nagasaki Family Court Oita District Court Oita Family Court Kumamoto District Court Kumamoto Family Court LEGAL CONSULTATION CENTER OF BAR ASSOCIATIONS Fukuoka Prefecture Bar Association Oita Prefecture Bar Association Okinawa Bar Association Tenjin Center Oita Center Naha Center 5-14-12 Watanabedori Chuo-Ku 1-3-14 Nakashimanishi 2-2-26-6 Matsuo Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture Oita City, Oita Prefecture Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture Phone 092-741-3208 Phone 097-536-1458 Phone 098-865-3737 Kitakyushu Center Kitsuki・Kunisaki・Hayami Center Okinawashi Center 1-4-2 Kanada Kokurakita-Ku 2288 Minamikitsuki 3-1-6 Matsumoto Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture Kitsuki City, Oita Prefecture Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture Phone 093-561-0360 Phone 097-536-1458 Phone 098-934-5722 Kurume Center 11-5 Sasayama Machi Kumamoto Prefecture Bar Association Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture Kumamoto Center Phone 0942-30-0144 1-23 Suidou Cho Chuo-ku Iizuka Center Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture 6-16 Shintateiwa Phone 096-325-0009 Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture Kennan・Yatsushiro Center Phone 0948-28-7555 1-12 Kitanomaru Machi Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture Saga Prefecture Bar Association Phone 096-325-0009 Saga Center 7-19 Nakanokoji Kagoshima Prefecture Bar Association Saga City, Saga Prefecture Kagoshima Center Phone 0952-24-3411 2-3 Yasui Cho Karatsu Center Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture 1515-3 Nakamachi Phone 099-226-3765 Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture Kirishima Center Phone 0955-73-2985 3-45-1 Chuo Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture INTRODUCTION TO Nagasaki Prefecture Bar Association Phone 099-226-3765 THE KYUSHU FEDERATION Nagasaki Center OF 1-25 Sakae Machi Miyazaki Prefecture Bar Association BAR ASSOCIATIONS Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture Miyazaki Center Address: Fukuoka prefecture, Fukuoka city, Phone 095-824-3903 1-8-28 Asahi Chuo-ku, Jounai 1-1 Sasebo Center Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture (Fukuoka Bar Association building) 4-12 Simase Machi Phone 0985-22-2466 Phone : 092-741-6416 (+81-92-741-6416) Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture Fa x : 092-715-3207 (+81-92-715-3207) Printing by:Colony printing Phone 0956-22-9404 INTRODUCTION TO THE KYUSHU FEDERATION Location of 8 Prefectural OF Bar Associations BAR ASSOCIATIONS Address: Fukuoka prefecture, Fukuoka city, Chuo-ku, Jounai 1-1 (Fukuoka Bar Association building) FUKUOKA PREFECTURE Phone: 092-741-6416 (+81-92-741-6416) Fax : 092-715-3207 (+81-92-715-3207) 1-1, jonai Chuo-Ku Fukuoka City TEL 092-741-6416 Members: 2084 members (as of January 1st 2012) FAX 092-715-3207 SAGA PREFECTURE he Kyushu Federation of Bar Associations become custom that the chairman of the KYUBENREN is 7-19, Nakanokoji, Saga City (KYUBENREN) is formed from lawyers elected at the General Meeting, from the lawyers of the TEL 0952-24-3411 representing Kyushu’s eight prefectural bar prefecture where the meeting is held. FAX 0952-25-7608 OITA PREFECTURE associations. The total number of lawyers that form the association, has significantly increased Since March 2007, all of the prefectural bar associations 1-3-14, Nakajima nishi Oita City T in recent years thanks to legal changes. have started to implement a video conferencing system, in TEL 097-536-1458 order to communicate and to allow all members of the board FAX 097-538-0462 In the beginning, KYUBENREN was established with the of directors to participate in conference meetings. purpose of fostering friendly relationships between the members, but today KYUBENREN’s activities are very The international committee of KYUBENREN was diverse and specialised. established in 1993 when no prefectural bar association had an international committee or any form of twinning KYUBENREN has many committees, the most notable relationship with foreign bar associations except the NAGASAKI are: the Training Committee, Public Relations Committee, Fukuoka Bar Association. Today, all of the prefectural bar PREFECTURE Consumer Affairs Committee, Committee on associations in Kyushu have their own international Anti-Racketeering, Committee on Civil Procedure, committees and twinning arrangements with foreign bar 1-25, Nagasaki MS Building 4F Committee on Criminal Law Legislation, International associations. On this point, KYUBENREN is the most Sakae-Machi Nagasaki City Committee, Human Rights Protection Committee, advanced federation of bar association in Japan. TEL 095-824-3903 Committee on Pollution Control and Preservation on FAX 095-824-3967 Environment, Committee on the Rights of the Elderly and the Each of the prefectural bar associations and twinned Disabled, Committee on Children’s rights, etc. foreign bar associations was asked to write its own introduction, which can be found in this pamphlet. MIYAZAKI PREFECTURE KYUBENREN, the prefectural bar associations and the 1-8-28,Asahi,Miyazaki City Japan Federation of Bar Associations, have joint KUMAMOTO TEL 0985-22-2466 sponsorship, and have held meetings on such issues as: PREFECTURE FAX 0985-22-2449 persons with multiple debts, environmental pollution, 1-13-11, Kyo-Machi Chuo-ku Kumamoto City problems caused by the scarcity of lawyers in certain areas, TEL 096-325-0913 cases of people that have been false accused, and supporting FAX 096-325-0914 the victims of crimes, along with many other types of problem. KYUBENREN, along with the Japan Federation of Bar Associations and all the prefectural bar associations is currently engaged in establishing law offices in areas that are depopulated and in small islands that are far way. KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE KYUBENREN has a Board of Directors and the chairman 2-3 Yasui cho Kagoshima City is in charge of the management and control of the activities TEL 099-226-3765 OKINAWA PREFECTURE of the bar association. There is a General Meeting every FAX 099-223-7315 2-2-26-6, Matsuo, Naha City TEL 098-865-3737 year, where all of the prefectural bar associations meet. The FAX 098-865-3636 location changes every year in order that each prefecture shares the responsibility of hosting. Since 1993, it has 2 Kyusyu Federation of Bar Associations 3 FUKUOKA PREFECTURE BAR ASSOCIATION 2 international exchange. Also the BBA began exchanges with the Qingdao Bar Association of China in November 2006. Address: Jonai 1-1, Chuo-ku Fukuoka city, Fukuoka 810-0043 5. Introduction to the Dalian Lawyers Association Phone: 092-741-6416 (＋81-92-741-6416) Fax: 092-715-3207 (＋81-92-715-3207) （大 市律䤅䣩会：大 市中山䢄友好路211号商䑋特 䢄 Home Page : http://www.fben.jp/ 1002室） Number of Members Attorneys: 988; Registered Foreign Lawyers: 1 (as of January 1st 2012) The Dalian Lawyers Association is an autonomous organization, established in accordance with law in March 1987. Under the Lawyers Law and the Lawyers Association Charter, we manage the lawyers in Dalian city, and are 1. Introduction to Fukuoka Prefecture as Seoul, Shanghai, and Taipei are only a few hours’ flight supervised by the Judicial Bureau of Dalian city. At the Fukuoka Prefecture is composed of 28 cities, away) Fukuoka Prefecture is expected to be a regional hub moment, the Dalian Lawyers Association consists of 160 30 towns and 2 villages, with a population of for business and culture. law firms and 1820 individual lawyers at the moment. around 5,070,000. Fukuoka, located in the northern part of 2. Introduction to the Fukuoka Prefecture Bar At the 2nd Lawyers Congress, held in October 1992, Kyushu, has served as a gateway to continental Association (FBA) elected leaders were appointed to concurrently serve as FChina and the Korean peninsula since ancient times. As The Fukuoka Prefecture Bar Association (FBA) is part of judicial administration leaders. On March 31st 2002, at the Kyushu Federation of Bar Associations (KFBA) the 3rd Lawyers Congress, appointment policy was 1 and FBA members comprise approximately half of the changed so that all thirteen senior directors were elected KFBA. The FBA is divided into four branches, from law practitioners, not from administrative bodies, Fukuoka, Kitakyushu, Chikugo and Chikuho. 4. Introduction to the Busan Bar Association which was a significant change and a turning point for us , making a first step towards globalization. The FBA operates 19 legal counseling centers so （부산지방변호사회：부산광역시 연제구 거제1동 that local residents can easily seek legal advice in 1490-1 부산법조타운빌딩 10층） The Charter of the Dalian Lawyers Association was places close to their homes and/or places of work. adopted at the 4th Lawyers Congress on March 26th 2005. The FBA Legal Counseling Centers also offer free of The Busan Bar Association (BBA) was founded on July The Charter formed a basis for our organization, dealing charge consultancy, especially for cases of severe 26th, 1948. The BBA moved to its present location in with matters such as administration and a self-regulation debt. September 2001 when the Law Courts and Prosecutor’s office moved to a newly built complex in Geoje-dong, policy. The FBA is proud to pioneer the Duty Attorney Yeonje-gu, Busan. The missions of the Dalian Lawyers Association are wide (Toban Bengoshi) System launched in 1990, which The BBA consists of attorneys and law firms practicing ranging, including setting basic rules and supervising guarantees the right of suspects, and the Duty within the jurisdictions of both the Busan District Court lawyers, protecting our member’s interests, educating/ Attendant System (Toban Tsukisoinin), launched in and its Eastern Branch. As of October 2010, the total training in discipline and ethical principles, managing 2001, which guarantees the rights of and gives number of card-carrying members is 425, including the partners and associates of 19 law firms. The BBA has been members’ registration data, handling claims against demonstrated by the Korokan (former guesthouse for support to juvenile suspects.