Japan: New Technology

Japan's commitment to building a secure sovereign cloud platform for defense data marks a strategic shift toward deeper intelligence integration with Five Eyes partners. The initiative addresses critical gaps in classified information-sharing infrastructure and positions Japan to meet U.S. security standards that few Japanese cloud services currently satisfy. This development creates significant opportunities for U.S. cloud providers with FedRAMP and DoD authorizations while reshaping the allied defense clo

Three years ago, a brash young data analyst from DOGE burst into your office and turned your 50-partner, 170-lawyer firm upside down. Armed with nothing but spreadsheets, a whiteboard marker...

In May 2025, Japan's Parliament passed the Act on Promotion of Research and Development, and Utilization of Artificial Intelligence-Related Technologies (the "AI Promotion Act")1 in response to the rapid advancement of AI technologies.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (hereinafter referred to as "FTC") has submitted comments to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (hereinafter referred to as "FCC")...

On July 31, 2024, the United States Copyright Office published Part 1 of its Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (the "Report"). The Report focuses on legal and policy issues related to digital replicas...

7 月号のニュースレターに続いて、本ニュースレターでは、AI 規則の規制と EU で事業を展開する すべての企業に対して予想される影響について&#

Artificial Intelligence Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Japan, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Sonoda & Kobayashi has been featured in The Patent Lawyer Magazine Law Firm Rankings 2023 in the September/October 2023 issue and ranked in the Top 10 Patent Firms and IP Practices in Japan.

Recently, generative AI （"GenAI"） has become a major topic of discussion around the world, and Japan is no exception.