Ranking tables
Tax: Bengoshi | Asia-Pacific
Japan
Rankings overview for Lawyers
Senior Statespeople
- Shigekazu TorikaiTorikai Law Office
- Toshio MiyatakeAdachi Henderson Miyatake & Fujita
Eminent Practitioners
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
Hidehiro Utsumi Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners4 Years Ranked
Hideyuki Yamamoto Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)14 Years Ranked- Hiroshi Oyama Mori Hamada5 Years Ranked
Hiroyuki Kurihara Mori Hamada4 Years Ranked
Koichiro Yoshimura Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu3 Years Ranked
Kyosuke Katahira Jones Day4 Years Ranked
Makoto Sakai Mori Hamada8 Years Ranked
Nobuaki Iwashina TMI Associates5 Years Ranked
Takashi Saida Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu2 Years Ranked
Taku Osawa Jones Day1 Years Ranked
All Lawyers profiles
Senior Statespeople
- Toshio MiyatakeAdachi Henderson Miyatake & Fujita | Tax: Bengoshi2025 | Senior Statespeople
Eminent Practitioners
E Koji Fujita
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune | Tax: Bengoshi2025 | Eminent Practitioners | 18 Years RankedKoji Fujita is a prominent figure in the tax field and specialises in transactional tax matters, as well as general business structuring. He is an expert in cross-border matters and also advises on policy and regulatory questions.
Band 1
1 Atsushi Oishi
Mori Hamada | Tax: Bengoshi2025 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedAtsushi Oishi is a highly respected taxation expert with a broad offering spanning transactional and regulatory work, including transfer pricing and audit matters, with additional expertise in tax disputes.
1 Eiichiro NakataniAnderson Mori & Tomotsune | Tax: Bengoshi2025 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedEiichiro Nakatani is widely renowned as a seasoned tax practitioner. He regularly caters to the cross-border structural and transactional needs of sophisticated multinational corporates.
1 Koichi Inoue
Jones Day | Tax: Bengoshi2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedKoichi Inoue continues to impress clients and commentators as a leading lawyer in international taxation. He draws from deep experience to offer a comprehensive advisory and disputes practice.
1 Yushi Hegawa
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu | Tax: Bengoshi2025 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedYushi Hegawa is widely respected as a skilful dispute resolution lawyer often called upon for high-stakes tax litigation. He also advises on the tax aspects of cross-border M&A deals.
Band 2
2 Shigeki MinamiNagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu | Tax: Bengoshi2025 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedShigeki Minami handles transfer pricing matters as well as contentious tax mandates relating to audits and National Tax Agency assessments. He is also experienced in advising on the development of legislation and its potential impacts.
2 Tsuyoshi Ito
Nishimura & Asahi | Tax: Bengoshi2025 | Band 2 | 2 Years RankedTsuyoshi Ito brings to bear over two decades' experience handling both contentious and advisory tax matters, including advising on audits and tax litigation.
2 Yo OtaNishimura & Asahi | Tax: Bengoshi2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedYo Ota is active on transactional work, as well as representing clients in disputes with the National Tax Agency over assessments and audits.
Band 3
3 Hidehiro Utsumi
Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners | Tax: Bengoshi2025 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedHidehiro Utsumi is a partner in Oh-Ebashi's tax practice. He serves a diverse clientele spanning high net worth individuals and CEOs, corporates and both international and Japanese financial services clients in relation to both contentious and advisory tax matters.
3 Hideyuki Yamamoto
Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) | Tax: Bengoshi2025 | Band 3 | 14 Years RankedHideyuki Yamamoto is known as a specialist litigator and is respected in the market for his handling of tax disputes. His recent activity involves representing clients in transfer pricing litigation.3 Hiroshi OyamaMori Hamada | Tax: Bengoshi2025 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedHiroshi Oyama is commended by clients for his ability to calibrate advice based on his experience as a former secondee of the Japanese tax bureau. His practice ranges from audit and transfer pricing advice to tax planning and litigation.3 Hiroyuki KuriharaMori Hamada | Tax: Bengoshi2025 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedHiroyuki Kurihara offers clients expertise in tax audits and tax planning for cross-border deals and disputes mandates.3 Koichiro YoshimuraNagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu | Tax: Bengoshi2025 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedKoichiro Yoshimura regularly advises on tax issues involving global transactions, as well as handling tax litigation before Tokyo District Court.
3 Kyosuke KatahiraJones Day | Tax: Bengoshi2025 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedKyosuke Katahira boasts expertise in tax audits, structuring work and the tax aspects of cross-border acquisitions.3 Makoto SakaiMori Hamada | Tax: Bengoshi2025 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedMakoto Sakai handles a broad range of tax mandates, including defending audits and challenging assessments by the National Tax Agency, in addition to a variety of contentious tax mandates. He also advises on the taxation elements of large-scale M&A deals.3 Nobuaki Iwashina
TMI Associates | Tax: Bengoshi2025 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedNobuaki Iwashina is capable of handling a range of mandates, including litigation involving tax assessments and advice on structuring transactions.
3 Takashi SaidaNagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu | Tax: Bengoshi2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedTakashi Saida is noted as an experienced tax adviser on an array of transactions and disputes, often advising on the tax aspecs of real estate projects and complex M&A.
3 Taku OsawaJones Day | Tax: Bengoshi2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedTaku Osawa is an experienced advisor on transfer pricing matters and is a former officer of the Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau.
Up and Coming
U Keitaro Uzawa
DLA Piper LLP | Tax: Bengoshi2025 | Up and Coming | 2 Years RankedKeitaro Uzawa is an of counsel at DLA Piper's Tokyo office who is adept at advising international corporates on the tax aspects of their Japanese transactions, as well as on JCT issues and transfer pricing.
U Yutaka ShimooAnderson Mori & Tomotsune | Tax: Bengoshi2025 | Up and Coming | 1 Years RankedYutaka Shimoo is based in Osaka and has established a strong reputation for his tax advice for domestic and international corporates. He draws on experience working with the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau and is frequently consulted by clients in the technology sector.