IPO Support (TSE ＆ NASDAQ)
Japan₋U.S. Legal Services

Japan-U.S. IPO Support / Corporate Legal Services /
U.S. Legal Services

We help your business solve a wide range of issues and challenges.
－ Backed by 20 years of experience in corporate legal affairs,
including serving as an outside director of a publicly listed company.

Japan-U.S. IPO Support

We have successfully supported 4 out of 4 IPO projects to date (including NASDAQ listings).

We provide comprehensive consulting services that cover a wide range of challenges faced by companies preparing for IPOs, including legal, financial, and accounting matters.

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Corporate Legal Services

We support the resolution of a wide range of business challenges in corporate legal matters, including contract drafting, shareholders’ meetings and board operations, preparation of TDnet and EDINET disclosure documents, stock option issuance, and corporate restructuring.

We also provide corporate legal services in English, including drafting English-language contracts and translating legal documents.

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Licensing Support

We support various licensing procedures required for starting and expanding your business.

We also handle highly specialized areas where few professionals have experience, including filings for Japan’s Specially Permitted Businesses for Qualified Institutional Investors, etc. and notifications for the issuance of prepaid payment instruments under Japanese regulations.

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Supporting your business across Japan-U.S. IPO, Corporate Legal services, and U.S. Legal Services

Tomoharu Ogawa - Attorney at Law (California)

WORK EXPERIENCE

November 2025, President ＆ CEO, TomOgawa Law Corporation

October 2025, President and CEO of TomOgawa, Inc.

October 2019, Founded Ogawa Law Office (Gyoseishoshi)

September 2016, Joined Optimus Group Co., Ltd.

April 2008, Joined Sumitomo Real Estate Sales Co., Ltd.

EDUCATION

Temple University, Beasley School of Law (Aug 2022)

Keio University, Faculty of Law (Mar 2008)

CREDENTIALS

Attorney at Law (California)

Certified Administrative Procedures Legal Specialist (Japan)

TOEIC 950

Achievement of IPOs

August 2025, NASDAQ Listed Company

December 2024, GVA TECH Inc. (TSE Growth)

November 2021, Last One Mile Co., Ltd. (formerly TSE Mothers, now TSE Growth market)

December 2017, Optimus Group Co., Ltd. (formerly TSE Second Section, now TSE Standards - involved during tenure as an employee.

Last One Mile Co., Ltd. ranked 2nd nationwide in stock price growth in 2023.

Optimus Group Co., Ltd. ranked 27th nationwide in stock price growth in 2023.

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News

Chinese Visa Application in London

If you are going to China for sightseeing or business trip, please contact our office for tourist L visa application or business M visa application. We have plenty of experience of applying Chinese Visas. The professional is California Attorney, so you could please trust him. It is quite complicated to apply for Chinese VISAs, so you should ask a specialist to help application. If you would like to go to China for sightseeing or for a short stay for business, please contact u

Tomoharu OGAWA

Dec 14, 20252 min read

Registered as Attorney at Law in California!!

After long struggle with the Attorney Oath in California, I am finally registered as Attorney at Law in California!! I would like to support international transactions, foreign companies entering into Japanese market or the like.

Tomoharu OGAWA

Aug 4, 20251 min read

Alumni Testimonial posted on the Temple University Japan Campus Law School website

Our alma mater, Temple University Japan Campus Law School (TUJ LAW), has posted my Testimonial on its website. If you are interested in U.S. law schools and U.S. attorney licenses, please take a look at this article.

Tomoharu OGAWA

Jul 26, 20251 min read

Passing the California Bar Exam

I am honored to announce that I have successfully passed the California Bar Exam. So far, many people have supported me, and I am much greatful to my family, friends, clients, business partners, professors, mentor, and classmates in law school, and everyone else who has supported me. Without those supports, I think I could not have done it.

Tomoharu OGAWA

May 9, 20251 min read

Please leave the establishment of a company and acquisition of residence status for foreign nationals to our firm.

Recently, there has been a growing trend of foreign nationals establishing companies in Japan and obtaining “management/administration” visa

Tomoharu OGAWA

Mar 7, 20252 min read

If the unused balance of a prepaid payment instrument exceeds 10 million yen, it is mandatory to submit a notification to the Financial Services Agency!

For companies that issue points when charging for game apps, etc., September 30th has arrived, which is the date for calculating the unused balance of prepaid payment instruments. If the unused balance of points (issued amount - collected amount) exceeds 10 million yen, you will need to submit a notification of the issuance of prepaid payment instruments to your local finance bureau. Our firm has a wealth of experience in the notification of the issuance of prepaid payment in

Tomoharu OGAWA

Jan 11, 20255 min read

Please leave the preparation of your will to our firm

A former external director of a company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and a California Attorney at Law will prepare your will. It is possible to prepare a will in Japanese only, or a will in Japanese and English. A will prepared in accordance with Japanese law may also be valid in overseas courts, so please contact us if you have overseas assets and would like to prepare a will in accordance with Japanese law.

Tomoharu OGAWA

Jan 10, 20253 min read

Leave the preparation of your contract to our firm!

Leave the preparation of your contracts to our firm! We can handle any kind of contract, including contracts in English.

Tomoharu OGAWA

Jan 10, 20252 min read

Tokyo Stock Exchange to provide content for expanding English-language disclosure

The Tokyo Stock Exchange provides content that can be used as a reference for listed companies' practices.

Tomoharu OGAWA

Jan 10, 20252 min read

Operating company

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OGAWA Law Office

(Gyoseishoshi)

JFN Center 5th Floor, 1-8 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

TomOgawa, Inc.

JFN Center 5th Floor, 1-8 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

TomOgawa Law Corporation

6080 Center Drive Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90045

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TomOgawa, Inc.

OGAWA Law Office (Gyoseishoshi)

JFN Center 5F, Kojimachi 1-8, Chiyoda, Tokyo, 102-0083, JAPAN

TomOgawa Law Corporation

6080 Center Drive Suite 600 Los Angeles, CA 90045,

United States

IPO Support (TSE ＆ NASDAQ) Japan₋U.S. Legal Services

Japan-U.S. IPO Support / Corporate Legal Services / U.S. Legal Services

Japan-U.S. IPO Support

Corporate Legal Services

Licensing Support

Supporting your business across Japan-U.S. IPO, Corporate Legal services, and U.S. Legal Services

Tomoharu Ogawa - Attorney at Law (California)

Achievement of IPOs​

News

Chinese Visa Application in London

Registered as Attorney at Law in California!!

Alumni Testimonial posted on the Temple University Japan Campus Law School website

Passing the California Bar Exam

Please leave the establishment of a company and acquisition of residence status for foreign nationals to our firm.

If the unused balance of a prepaid payment instrument exceeds 10 million yen, it is mandatory to submit a notification to the Financial Services Agency!

Please leave the preparation of your will to our firm

Leave the preparation of your contract to our firm!

Tokyo Stock Exchange to provide content for expanding English-language disclosure

Operating company

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IPO Support (TSE ＆ NASDAQ)
Japan₋U.S. Legal Services

Japan-U.S. IPO Support / Corporate Legal Services /
U.S. Legal Services

Achievement of IPOs