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• "Trends in Rule Formation and Legal Practices on Business and Human Rights” (November 2009 issue of Business Law Journal, Lexis Nexis Japan)

• “Rule Formation for SDGs / ESG and Opportunities for Innovation -Toward R&D Contributing to and Considering Sustainability ” (Monthly Research and Development Leader, July 2007 Issue, Technical Information Institute)

• “Increasing Opportunities of Dialogue and Collaboration between Labor and Management through Business and Human Rights” (Quarterly Workers' Rights No. 331, Labour Lawyers Association of Japan)

• “Commentary to JFBA's ESG Guidance and Legal Practices in the SDGs Era” (Shojihomu, 2019)

• “Frontiers of Economic Sanctions Compliance” (Business Law Magazine, June 2009 Issue, Chuokeizai)

• Comment on Nikkei Evening News “Japanese Manufacturers Have Started to Focus on Human Rights and Environment through OECD MNE Guidelines ” (May 20 2019)

• “Labor Managment of Migrant Workers through Supply Chains (Corporate Law A2Z April 2019 Issue, Daiichihoki)

• “Sophisticating and Visualizing Anti-Bribery Compliance Program responding to ESG Investing” (Business Law Journal April 2019 Issue)

• "UK Modern Slavery Act as Game Changer -Challenges for Ethics of Japanese Companies" (Business Ethics No.93, 2018)

• “Commentary to JFBA's ESG Guidance Legal Practice and Non-Financial Information Disclosure in the SDGs Age” (Shoji-Homu (Commercial Law Review) No.2146 and No. 2147)

• "Japan's Public Procurement from the Viewpoint of Business and Human Rights" (Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) Forum Report, CSO Network Japan, November 2018)

• “Challenges and Possibilities for Responsible Supply Chain Practice from the Viewpoint of Lawyers ” (Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee / ILO Joint 2nd Sustainability Forum Report, 2018)

• “Global Regulatory Trends on Business and Human Rights and the Impact on Labor Law Practice ” (Quarterly Labor Law Review, Fall 2018 Issue)

• “Evaluation, Management, and Disclosure of ESG Risks from the Viewpoint of Regulation” (Disclosure & IR Magazine August 2018 Issue (vol.6) )

• "Special Report at ILO Seminar on Labour Dimension of Corporate Social Responsibility" Work & Life (World Labor) 2018 Issue 3, The Japan Association for Advancement of ILO Activities,  (Japanese)

• "Supply Chain Governance for Quality Control and Prevention of Misconducts",  Corporate Law A2Z Magazine June 2018 Issue, Daiichihoki (Japanese).

• "Strategic Legal Departments in an Age of SDGs and ESG", Business Law Magazine July 2018 Issue, Chuokeizai (Japanese).

  "Dialogues between Companies and Investors for Strengthening Anti-Corruption Initiatives", New Business Law Issue 1119, Shojihomu (Japanese).

•  "Corporate Bribery Risks to Be Assessed by Investors", Nikkei Newspaper, January 8, 2018 (Japanese).

• "Cybersercurity Reguatory Updates in EU and US and Compliance Issues for Japanese Companies", Business Law Magazine January 2018 Issues, Chuokeizai (Japanese).

• "Establishing Grievance Mechanism for Increasing Corporate Sustainability", Corporate Law A2Z Magazine November 2017 Issue, Daiichihoki (Japanese)

• "How to Manage and Disclose ESG Risks - Considering Compliance with Chapter 2 of Corporate Governance Code", Shoji-Homu (Commercial Law Review) No.2146 and No. 2147 (Japanese)

• "Corporate Legal Compliance Issues in Respecting Human Rights", Nikkei Newspaper, October 7, 2017 (Japanese)

•  "Updates of Business and Human Rights related Regulations and Roles of National Action Plans", IDE World Trend September 2017 Issue (Japanese).

• "Stengthening Human Rights Due Diligence before Tokyo 2020 - Commentary to Tokyo Olympic's Sustainable Sourcing Code" Business Law Magazine August 2017 Issue, Chuokeizai (Japanese)

• "Anti Money Laudering and Economic Sanctions Risks in FinTech and Virtual Currency" Shojihomu Issue 2133, Japan Institute of Business Law (Japanese)

• "Commentary to JFBA's Guidance on Prevention of Foreign Bribery - Future Engagement Based on Guidance", New Business Law Issue 1097, Shojihomu (Japanese).

• "Sustainablity Strategy Needed for Business Law Practice", Corporate Law A2Z Magazine May 2017 Issue, Daiichihoki (Japanese).

• ”Japanese Anti-bribery Regulatory Updates and Bar Association Guidance”, Newsletter (Volume 9 Number 1), Anti Corruption Committtee, International Bar Association.

• "ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and the Law ー Introduction" QUICK ESG Research Center Website 2016 (Japanese)

• ”The Japanese Anti-Bribery Landscape and Collective Actions - Bar Association Guidance and Beyond” IACAlumnus 2016 December Issue, International Anti Corruption Academy

• "Legal Practices and Risk Management in Investing to Mexico -- Backgrounds of Japanese Investment Boom and Effects of U.S. Presidential Election", Business Law Magazine February 2017 Issue, Chuokeizai (Japanese)

• "Best Practices to Overcome Legal Issues for Offshore Wind Power on Sea Occupation and Consensus Building" on Japan Wind Energy Journal Issue 119 (Japanese)

• "Effects of the U.S. Presidential Election on Japanese Business Law Practice", Nikkei Newspaper, November 21, 2016 (Jpanese)

• "How Can SMEs Expanding Overseas Strengthen Anti Bribery Measures?"  Corporate Law A2Z Magazine November 2016 Issue, Daiichihoki 2016 (Japanese)

• First Tokyo Bar Association Environmental Protection Committee "Renewable Energy Law" Keisoshobo, 2016 (Japanese)

• "Commentary to JFBA's Guidance on Prevention of Foreign Bribery - Introduction",  New Business Law Issue 1081, Shojihomu 2016 (Japanese)

• "Consumer Damage Suffered by Elderly People in Purchase of Financial Instruments", Yomiuri Newspaper, July 25, 2016 (Comments in Japanese)

• "Overcoming Legal Issues for Offshore Wind Power on Sea Occupation and Consensus Building" Environmental Management June Issue, Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry 2016 (Japanese)

• "Case Studies: How to Carry Out Human Rights Due Diligence" on Business Law Magazine June 2016 Issue, Chuokeizai (Japanese)

• "How to Respond to Exterritorial Applications of Economic Sanction Regulations" on Business Law Magazine April 2016 Issue, Chuokeizai (Japanese)

• "Using CSR Clauses though Supply Chains and Investment Chains" Liberty and Justice December 2015 Issue, Japan Federation of Bar Associations 2015 (Japanese)

• "Report on Environmental and Energy Law Forum: Overcoming Legal Challneges for Offshore Wind Power" Japan Wind Energy Association Journal Issue 113, 2015 (Japanese)

• "Strengthening Measures against Foreign Corruption upon Revision of METI Guidelinesto Prevent Bribery of Foreign Public Officials" Business Law Magazine January 2016 Issue, Chuokeizai (Japanese)

• "Legal Issues for Operation of Offshore Wind Power and Lawyers' Engagagement" JWPA Journal August Issue, Japan Wind Power Association 2015 (Japanese)

• "Understanding JFBA's Human Rights Due Diligence Guidance" Keidanren Times No.3229, Japan Business Federation 2015 (Japanese).

• "Japan criminal code revamp expected to increase anti-corruption, antitrust cases, lawyers say" PaRR (Policy and Regulatory Report) 2015.

• Daisuke Takahashi and Hiroko Yamane "Disputes over Land Resources - Roles of Regulations and Judiciary", Nippon Hyoronsha 2015 (Japanese) 

• Daisuke Takahashi "Legal Issues on the Resource Development of Methane Hydrates in the Sea around Japan and its Project Finances" Environmental Management March Issue, Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry 2015 (Japanese)

• Daisuke Takahashi and Makoto Saito "How to Use JFBA's Human Rights Due Diligence" New Business Law Issue 1044, Shojihomu 2015 (Japanese)

• Daisuke Takahashi et al “Accident Management & Compensation Practice under an Age of Legal Compliance” Minjiho Kenkyukai 2014 (Japanese) 　

• Daisuke Takahashi and Keiichiro Komatsu “Legal Techniques and Practices for Managing Foreign Corruption Risks” New Business Law Issue 1039, Shojihomu 2014 (Japanese) 

• Shinwa Sohgoh Law Offices “Senior Business Law for the Hyper Aged Society”, Minjiho Kenkyukai 2014 (Japanese)　 

• Daisuke Takahashi “Corporate Strategy for CSR and Legal Compliance in Global Ages” Securities Analyst Journal August Issue, Securities Analyst Association of Japan 2014 (Japanese)　 

• Daisuke Takahashi “Compliance Issues on Ocean & Coast Management Law in the Operation of Offshore Wind Power” Environmental Management June Issue, Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry 2014 (Japanese)　 

• Daisuke Takahashi and Hiroko Yamane “Land Development, Public Works, and Citizens’ Rights” Toki no Hourei Issue 1937-1959, Garyusha 2013-2014(Japanese)

• Daisuke Takahashi and Keiichiro Komatsu “Global Risk Management under the Rising Tension of the World – Towards the Development of the Law for Country Risk Management” New Business Law Issue 1015, Shojihomu 2013 (Japanese)  

• Daisuke Takahashi et al “Legal Issues for Operations of Offshore Wind Power and Other Ocean Renewable Energies – Towards Sustainable Consensus Building with Stakeholders” New Business Law Issue 1008, Shojihomu 2013 (Japanese) 

• Daisuke Takahashi “Compensation of Marine Pollution Damage and Corporate Legal & Social Responsibility – Lessons from Nakhodka Oil Spill in the Sea of Japan and BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico” Environmental Management September Issue, Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry 2013 (Japanese)　 

• Daisuke Takahashi and Izumi Sato “Corporate Strategy for CSR and Legal Compliance in Supply Chains” New Business Law Issues 1001, 1002 & 1003, Shojihomu 2013 (Japanese)  

• Daisuke Takahashi and Yasushi Kudo “Comparative Analysis of the U.S. Executive Order and the Tokyo Prefectural Ordinance against Yakuza – Anti Mafia Activities in Japan, the U.S, and the World”, International In-House Counsel Journal Vol.6, No.22, 2013 (English)  

• Daisuke Takahashi et al, “Anti Mafia Practices in the Global Ages - Towards the Introduction of Global Anti Mafia Clauses”, New Business Law Issues 991 & 993, Shojihomu 2012 (Japanese)　 

• Daisuke Takahashi and Yasuhiro Arikawa “Proving Reputational Damage by Using Economic Analysis”, New Business Law Issue 982, Shojihomu 2012 (Japanese)　 

• Japan Federation of Bar Associations “Nuclear Accident Compensation Manual”, Nihon Kajo Shuppan, 2011(Japanese)　 

• Shinwa Sohgoh Law Offices “Legal Advice on Credit Management & Collection”, Gakuyoshobo, 2010 (Japanese)　 

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