Extra edition No.3 Okavango Delta

I had planned to spend New Year Vacation in Okavango Delta.
But, I had to abandon it because, unfortunately, I am unable get the lodge booked in time.

Okavango is a vast delta in Botswana.
In Angola Plateau, the rain which continued during rainy season is gathering into Okavango River. It takes five or six months to run and reach this delta in Botswana, and flood it with water just like a giant hand during the height of the dry season.
And, at the end, it sanks into the Kalahari Desert and disappears, without pouring into the sea.

It is the last paradise for wildlife called “A Jewel of Kalahari”.

I have been there on August, 1998 with my family. The lodge was “Nxamaseri Lodge”, as if is floating in the serpentine river.

Of course, it was very nice. It was another world.

Japanese Law No.2 The Real Estate Registration of Inheritance in Japan by Americans’ Will

One day in July, I received a request from a Bengoshi Lawyer(Attorney-at-Law).
She asked me to determine whether the real estate registration of inheritance by a will is possible.

I passed my eyes over this will and I knew as follows:
1. It has been created by a man domiciled in the city of Detroit, State of Michigan, when he was in State of Oregon.
2. There have been signatures of two witnesses in it, but
3. There is no certification of acknowledgment of notary public,
4. The will texts have been typewritten and some texts of it have been blacked out and instead some handwritten sentences have been added to it.

I lost no time in investigating State of Michigan law and made sure the will was valid, and I considered carefully and concluded that the registration is possible as long as the successor was granted “kennin” of the will (as I mentioned on Oct.14th, 2008《Japanese Trust Law No.1》) by Japanese Family court under Japan-U.S. substantive law and conflict law.

This week, I’ve just submitted the application for registration online.
I want the person in charge to finish the registration procedure quickly before this year comes to a close.