Japan Legal Support Center (Houterasu)

Pro bono service · Tokyo, Japan

Verified on 3 August 2026

National public legal support center providing free legal information, civil legal aid (advance of attorney fees for those of limited means) and crime victim support, with multilingual hotlines.

Japan Legal Support Center (Houterasu) is a pro bono legal service based in Tokyo, Japan. Areas of work: family, consumer and debt, criminal and prisoners' rights, civil rights and discrimination, generalist. Languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Nepali and Portuguese.

Areas

• Family
• Consumer & debt
• Criminal & prisoners' rights
• Civil rights & discrimination
• General legal advice

Languages

English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Portuguese, Thai, Filipino, Vietnamese, Chinese

Other structures in Tokyo

• DPI-Japan Advocacy Center
• Forum for Refugees Japan (FRJ)
• Japan Association for Refugees
• Japan Association for Refugees (JAR)
• Japan Federation of Bar Associations
• Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA)
• Legal Counseling for Foreigners (LCCF)
• Legal consultation & legal aid (Japan Federation of Bar Associations)
• Pro Bono
• Solidarity Network with Migrants Japan (SMJ)

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