European Union
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
On 20 April 2023 the EC adopted a new legislative package aimed at further simplifying its procedures for reviewing transactions under the European Merger Control Regulation (EUMR) (Merger Simplification Package).
Japan
K&L Gates
Aiming to address creators' concerns and to minimize risks of copyright infringement by artificial intelligence (AI) developers and users, the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan convened panels...
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Dominance Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Japan, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries
AlixPartners
Many Japanese pharmaceutical companies have been languishing under low growth and profitability amid a "triple whammy" business environment...
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Mergers & Acquisitions Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Japan, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries
Atsumi & Sakai
Renewable Energy Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Japan, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries
AlixPartners
Mlex Insight featured a presentation by Hiroshi Yamada, former chief of investigations at the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) and an academic advisor to AlixPartners.
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
There has been a series of significant Fintech-related changes to the regulations in Japan. We note that most of those changes are driven by the regulators...
Kangxin
中国の大手携帯電話事業者チャイナ・モバイル(中国移動)が主催する「第4回科学技術ウィーク及び戦略的新興産業共創発展大会」におい
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Arbitration and litigation are two major methods of resolving disputes, but there are various differences in their systems and practices.
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Lately, global-level issues and the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that indicate the goals for solving these issues have been drawing more attention.
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Japan is a civil law jurisdiction. Its laws have been historically influenced by other civil law jurisdictions such as Germany and France. The legal instruments that have legal force and effect in Japan...
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
米財務省は、2023年7月31日、対米外国投資委員会(Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
The measures available to a creditor seeking to identify the assets of another party differ depending on whether a judgment in favour of the creditor has already been rendered.
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
On May 2023, 5, the Special Division of the Intellectual Property High Court (Grand Council) determined that the act of creating a new system consisting of a server existing outside Japan...
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Recently, generative AI such as Chat GPT has been attracting attention, and the movement of use by companies and individuals is accelerating.
NAVEX
Expanded Japanese whistleblowing rules are among the latest to come into effect as part of a broad trend of increasing regulatory requirements for incident reporting across the globe.
Momo-o Matsuo & Namba
International Arbitration Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Japan, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries
Littler Mendelson
This summer many Japanese companies took their first legally required steps toward joining the growing global movement to address gender inequality and promote equal opportunities in the workforce.
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
China has suspended all imports of Japan seafood following the discharge of treated water from TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the ocean.