{"id":6194,"date":"2026-04-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kitahama.or.jp\/english\/?post_type=professional&#038;p=6194"},"modified":"2026-07-14T10:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T01:37:03","slug":"misa-shimasaki","status":"publish","type":"professional","link":"https:\/\/www.kitahama.or.jp\/english\/professionals\/misa-shimasaki\/","title":{"rendered":"Misa Shimasaki"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Misa Shimasaki\u2019s inspiration for pursuing a career in the legal profession stems from her desire to be an attorney who utilizes their expertise to support the decision-making of businesses and individuals, empowering them to take on positive challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having been born and raised in Fukuoka, she has a strong affinity for contributing to the development of the local community. Today, Fukuoka is a vibrant region where numerous enterprises and startups are located, continuously giving rise to new businesses. Within such dynamic environment, her goal is to provide steadfast legal support to businesses not only in Fukuoka but across various regions, serving as an attorney who actively empowers clients in their entrepreneurial and corporate challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Shimasaki is committed to approaching every single matter with the utmost sincerity. With the aim of earning the deep trust of clients, she has dedicated herself to continuously refining her expertise day by day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education \uff06 Professional Career<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Apr 2026<\/td><td>Joined Kitahama Partners<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mar 2026<\/td><td>Graduated from the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan; Admitted to practice in Japan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mar 2025<\/td><td>The University of Tokyo, School of Law (J.D.)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mar 2023<\/td><td>Kyushu University (LL.B.)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":124,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-6194","professional","type-professional","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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