The court fees for debt collection are as shown in the table below (unit: Japanese yen).

Amount of ClaimCourt Fee 
500,0005,000
1,000,00010,000
2,000,00015,000
5,000,00030,000
10,000,00050,000

*The postage (about 6,000 yen) must be deposited to the court.
*Since the documentary evidence must be translated into Japanese, a translation fee will be required according to its volume.
*The creditor itself does not necessarily have to appear in court.
*When seizing the debtor’s bank accounts as a compulsory execution, the payment to the court is 4,000 yen and the deposited postage will be 3,000 to 5,000 yen.