Here’s a post from earlier this year about satisfying American notarization requirements via the web. Has anyone actually tried this? I have a friend who needs to get some documents notarized in order to inherit property but isn’t sure how to go about it.
The Japanese word for notary is koshonin (公証人) and the government has a local office in Kumamoto:
熊本公証人合同役場 〒862-0976 熊本市中央区九品寺２丁目１－２４ ベストアメニティ熊本九品寺ビル３階 電話：096（364）2700 http://houmukyoku.moj.go.jp/kumamoto/table/kousyou/all/kumamoto.html
I’m not sure, though, if they can help with the notarization of documents required in the United States.
Another possibility might be the American Consulate in Fukuoka:
https://jp.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/notarial-services/
If anyone has any insights regarding this issue. Please make a comment to this post. Thanks!!
– Kirk
