How a creditor holding an enforceable title attaches a debtor's bank deposits in Japan. A Japanese law firm explains the procedure and service, identifying the bank and the branch, obtaining information about the balance, why an attachment reaches only the balance standing on the day of service, and how this differs from provisional attachment.

How to attach the accounts receivable a Japanese debtor holds against its own customers. A Japanese law firm explains the enforceable title, the attachment order and its service, collection after one week, the statement required of the third-party obligor, and the advantages, drawbacks and limits.

What to do when a Japanese customer stops paying its invoices. A Japanese law firm explains the warning signs of a bad debt, the first steps to take, the order from demand to compulsory execution, retention of title and set-off, and how to prevent the problem.

What a company can do when a competitor or a former employee tells its customers something untrue and the orders stop. A Japanese law firm explains liability in tort, business disparagement under the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, the criminal offences of damage to credit and obstruction of business, how to secure the evidence, and the remedies of injunction, damages, restoration of credit and provisional disposition.

How a landlord in Japan actually recovers premises from a tenant who will not leave. A Japanese law firm explains conditional termination, what must be pleaded and proved in possession proceedings, the provisional disposition prohibiting transfer of possession, the execution officer's notice and the day of removal, the costs to be advanced, and how long it takes.

What a landlord in Japan can and cannot do when the tenant stops paying. A Japanese law firm explains the doctrine of destruction of the relationship of trust, the first steps to take, demand and termination by content-certified mail, guarantors and the security deposit, extinctive prescription, and the routes to recovery — together with the absolute prohibition on self-help.

How to claim damages in tort in Japan and, more importantly, how to turn a judgment into money. A Japanese law firm explains the four requirements under Article 709, the situations in which companies are the victims, proving loss, contributory negligence, prescription, and the searches, provisional attachment and enforcement steps that decide what is actually recovered.

What a creditor can do when a Japanese counterparty fails to perform. A Japanese law firm explains delay, impossibility and defective performance, the requirements for damages under the Civil Code as amended with effect from 1 April 2020, the requirements for termination, the scope of recoverable loss, the special rules for money debts, the documents to assemble, prescription, and provisional attachment.

What actually happens after a civil action is filed in Japan, how long it takes and what it costs. A Japanese law firm explains filing, the arrangement of issues, examination of witnesses, settlement, judgment, appeal, and the points peculiar to a party outside Japan.

How to attach the salary an individual debtor in Japan earns from his employer. A Japanese law firm explains the enforceable title, the attachment order and its service, collection after four weeks, the quarter that may be taken and the exceptions, retirement allowances and bonuses, and how the employer may be identified.

What a standing retainer with a Japanese law firm actually delivers, and what to check before signing. A Japanese law firm explains advice before disputes arise, speed of first response, contract review, receivables management and emergency access, alongside fee scope, cost-effectiveness, specialisation and conflicts of interest.

What a standing legal retainer (komon keiyaku) means in Japan. A Japanese law firm explains what the retainer covers, how the monthly fee relates to fees for individual matters, why it matters to foreign companies with a subsidiary or customers in Japan, and its role in debt collection.

How provisional attachment differs from attachment in execution. A Japanese law firm explains the three routes to recovery, the purpose and speed of each measure, the cost of the security bond and the risk of damages, and the sequence from attachment through judgment to execution.

Where no contract was drawn up and no receipt exists, can a claim still be recovered in Japan? A Japanese lawyer explains the materials that can serve as proof and the investigative tools available.

Ten practical points on recovering a debt in Japan, explained by a Japanese law firm: why the debtor is not paying, the evidence, extinctive prescription, asset investigation, provisional attachment, choosing the right procedure, acknowledgement of debt, guarantees and set-off, identifying the target of execution, and what to do when insolvency looms.

The customer says the work was defective, the quantity short, a discount was agreed orally, or that it has a set-off. A Japanese lawyer explains who must prove what, how to answer each objection, and when to move to litigation or provisional attachment.

A Japanese law firm explains content-certified mail (naiyo-shomei yubin): what the Post Office actually certifies, what the letter must state, the six-month postponement of prescription, why it is sent by a lawyer, and when to obtain a provisional attachment first.

What to do when a bank account in Japan is suddenly frozen by a provisional attachment. A Japanese law firm explains objection, revocation, appeal, the order to bring an action, the sum fixed for release, and damages for a wrongful attachment.

Before applying for a provisional attachment in Japan, the debtor's assets must be investigated. A Japanese lawyer explains how to trace real property, bank deposits and receivables, the level of security required and the timing of the application.

Which remedy to use when a Japanese debtor does not pay. A Japanese law firm compares negotiation, content-certified mail, civil conciliation, demand for payment, small claims, ordinary litigation, provisional attachment and compulsory execution by time, cost and effect.