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Japanese Law at Global Context

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From the feudal era of Samurai to the modern era of robots, Japan has grown rapidly to become one of the largest economies in the world. As Japan has taken a unique path of economic growth different from the Western economy, Japan has developed a unique legal system, keeping its traditional legal customs while being influenced by various foreign laws. When foreigners do any business in or with Japan, they need to accurately understand the similarity and difference between Japanese and foreign laws.

We help foreign clients, including corporations, individuals and governments, to solve various legal issues related to Japan with our deep understanding of Japanese laws in a global context. 

Our areas of practices on Japanese laws for foreign clients include:

  • Corporate Law

  • Finance Law

  • Labor Law

  • Environmental Law

  • Real Estate Law

  • Immigration Law

  • Criminal Law

  • Tax Law

  • Family Law

Paper

Business and Human Rights from a Legal Practitioner’s Perspective: Formation of International Norms through the "Supply Chain Effect" and the Role of Business

Media:

The Journal of international law and diplomacy 123(1)

Date:

May, 2024

Book

Human Rights Due Diligence in Practice

Publisher:

Co-author, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs

Date:

March, 2023

Book

Legal Practices on Renewable Energy, Second Edition

Publisher:

Co-author, Keisoshobo

Date:

October 2022

Paper

Legal issues on renewable energy business and local communities -- Opportunies and challenges on Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures

Media:

Environemental Management 2022 August Issue

Date:

August 2022

Paper

"Japan: promoting the respect of human rights by business during the Covid-19 crisis"

Media:

IBA Business Human Rights Committee eBulletin

Date:

November 2021

Paper

Addressing sanctions compliance challenges for companies in Japan

Media:

World ECR No.97

Date:

March 2021

Media

"Japanese digital platform law compliance requirements expected to spread beyond major platforms"

Media:

PaRR(Policy and Regulatory Report)

Date:

December 2020

Paper

"How to delist a client from the US Entity List and Japan’s End-User List"

Media:

World ECR No. 93

Date:

November 2020

Paper

Japanese Anti-bribery Regulatory Updates and Bar Association Guidance

Media:

Anti Corruption Committtee Newsletter, International Bar Association.

Date:

March 2017

Paper

The Japanese Anti-Bribery Landscape and Collective Actions - Bar Association Guidance and Beyond

Media:

IACAlumnus 2016 December Issue, International Anti Corruption Academy 

Date:

December 2016

ESG Seminar "Business and Human Rights : The role of lawyers in the changing landscape"

Organizer:

Role:

Date:

Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA)

Moderator

July 31, 2024

Doing Business in Japan:
what Ukrainian exporters should know about recently adopted Guidelines on Respecting Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains

Organizer:

Role:

Date:

UNDP Ukraine

Speaker

December 15, 2022

Preventing business-related human rights abuses in Asia Pacific: Actors and actions

Organizer:

Role:

Date:

UN Forum on Business and Human Rights

Speaker

November 17, 2020

Regulation in the global context and the impact on companies in the Asia Pacific Region

Organizer:

Role:

Date:

IBA Virtually Together

Speaker

November 10, 2020

Supply Chains in Asia and Responses by Business and Social Partners

Organizer:

Role:

Date:

ILO Seminar on Labour Dimension of Corporate Social Responsibility

Speaker

March 16, 2018

Embedding respect for human rights in the Tokyo Olympics

Organizer:

Role:

Date:

UN Forum on Business and Human Rights

Speaker

November 29, 2017

Latest Trends in ESG related Regulations and Practices for Companies and Financial Institutions

Organizer:

Role:

Date:

The Securities Analysts Association of Japan (SAAJ)

Lecturer

May 11, 2017

Attorney at Law (Bengoshi), First Tokyo Bar Association and Japan Federation of Bar Associations

Period:

2005 - Present

Member, Office of International Affairs, Japan Federation of Bar Associations

Period:

2012 - 2021

Invited Researcher, Institute of Japan – U.S. Studies, Waseda University

Period:

2010 - Present

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