• Pin the badge on the lawyer: One of these lapel pin badges is not an official Japanese law-related kishō. Can you figure out which? | COURTESY OF JAPAN FEDERATION OF BAR ASSOCIATIONS, SUPREME COURT OF JAPAN, MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, JAPAN FEDERATION OF SHIHOSHOSHI LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, JAPAN PATENT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION, JAPAN FEDERATION OF LABOR AND SOCIAL SECURITY ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATIONS, JAPAN FEDERATION OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC TAX ACCOUNTANTS, COLIN P.A. JONES
    Pin the badge on the lawyer: One of these lapel pin badges is not an official Japanese law-related kishō. Can you figure out which? | COURTESY OF JAPAN FEDERATION OF BAR ASSOCIATIONS, SUPREME COURT OF JAPAN, MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, JAPAN FEDERATION OF SHIHOSHOSHI LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, JAPAN PATENT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION, JAPAN FEDERATION OF LABOR AND SOCIAL SECURITY ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATIONS, JAPAN FEDERATION OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC TAX ACCOUNTANTS, COLIN P.A. JONES
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I finally have a lapel badge. After almost two decades of working in Japan-related law jobs, this is a big deal.

You have probably noticed a lot of Japanese men (and, increasingly, women) in suits with pin badges in their lapels. Some may even bear familiar logos: JR, Aeon, Mizuho and so on. But that’s just branding. In law, lapel badges have special significance. This article will help you spot them and understand why.

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