Well, the immigration office didn't request for me to come in. This was my potential Japanese immigration lawyer's terrible idea. I agree with you that it would come off as suspicious, so I called him up this morning to cancel our meeting at the immigration office.
I told him I have to go into work early today and that I want to go with my wife sometime next week maybe. Then he was trying to get me to set up another date to meet him at the immigration office. I mentioned that I would need to talk with my wife before I knew which days she is available. Then he mentioned to find out and message him on his facebook page. Then he said something really weird...he told me to send him scanned copies of my mother-in-law's tax exemption forms...via facebook...wtf?
I don't understand how any lawyer could see this as an ok thing to do. Doesn't he know that sending scanned copies of someone else's somewhat private information on a social network online isn't safe?
Anyway, it struck me as really odd. I mentioned that I might also consider mailing the forms in after he said that and then I just mentioned I would contact him in the future should I need his help and wished him a good weekend.
I'm considering another lawyer should I need one in the future.