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"Getting the Deal Through - The Legal Landscape - Japan"

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Author	Katsumasa Suzuki Mugi Sekido Atsushi Okada Nobuharu Onishi Taichi Arai Makoto Sakai Shinichiro Yokota Shiho Ono Satoshi Ikemura Hisashi Shibata Yuko Kanamaru Tomoya Fujita Hiroyuki Kurihara Suguru Miyata Kenji Nishio Kotaro Kajimoto Rina Shimada Kengo Ozaki
Related Practice Areas	Mergers and Acquisitions/Reorganizations Corporate Governance - General Financial Regulation Capital Markets Civil Disputes Corporate and Commercial Disputes International Arbitration/Alternative Dispute Resolution Bankruptcy/Restructuring Competition/Antitrust Intellectual Property and Entertainment Data Protection and Privacy Tax Planning Employment Matters - General
Language	English
Publication	Getting the Deal Through - The Legal Landscape
Date of Publication	Published online in April 2017
Link	Law Business Research Ltd

Mergers and Acquisitions/Reorganizations：Publications

Magazine Article: "Amendments to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act in 2023: Trends in Amendments to Information Disclosure Systems in Japan"
Magazine Article: "Practical Issues Concerning Joint Ventures (3) - Including from the Perspective of Operating of Joint Ventures"
Magazine Article: "Practical Issues Concerning Joint Ventures (2) - Including from the Perspective of Operating of Joint Ventures"
Article: "Technology M&A 2024 - Japan Chapter (Trends and Developments)"
Magazine Article: "Technology M&A 2024"

Corporate Governance - General：Publications

Magazine Article: "Have You Taken All Possible Measures to Respond to the Amended Act? Key Points for Reviewing Your Whistleblowing System and its Operation"
Magazine Article: "Agreements and Covenants Between Companies and Shareholders: Practical Notes Regarding Revisions to the Mandatory Disclosure of 'Material Agreements'"
Magazine Article: "Amendments to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act in 2023: Trends in Amendments to Information Disclosure Systems in Japan"
Magazine Article: "Special Feature: 2024 Outlook for Corporate Legal Affairs by Legal Area - Corporate Law and Governance"
Magazine Article: "Current Status and Significance of Digital Utilization Concerning Shareholders' Meetings"

Financial Regulation：Publications

Article: "International Comparative Legal Guide to: Insurance & Reinsurance 2024 - Japan Chapter"
Magazine Article: "Scope of Damage that has a Reasonable Causal Relationship with False Statements, Etc."
Magazine Article: "Agreements and Covenants Between Companies and Shareholders: Practical Notes Regarding Revisions to the Mandatory Disclosure of 'Material Agreements'"
Magazine Article: "Legal Issues Regarding DAO"
Article: "Japan Business Expansion by Non-Japanese Asset Managers"

Capital Markets：Publications

Magazine Article: "Agreements and Covenants Between Companies and Shareholders: Practical Notes Regarding Revisions to the Mandatory Disclosure of 'Material Agreements'"
Magazine Article: "Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Laws (Vol. 4): Cybersecurity x Disclosure - Information Disclosure Related to Cybersecurity Focusing on the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act"
Magazine Article: "Amendments to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act in 2023: Trends in Amendments to Information Disclosure Systems in Japan"
Magazine Article: "Acquisition and Disposal of REIT Units by Sponsors of Listed Investment Corporations"
Magazine: "Sustainable Maritime Economic Activity - Key Points of the Blue Bond Practitioners' Guide"

Civil Disputes：Publications

Magazine Article: "Approaches for Handling Employee Improprieties with an Eye Toward Pursuing Liability (Vol. 5): Unauthorized Use of Software, Etc."
Magazine Article: "Approaches for Handling Employee Improprieties with an Eye Toward Pursuing Liability (Vol. 4): Trade Secret Infringement"
Magazine Article: "Approaches for Handling Employee Improprieties with an Eye Toward Pursuing Liability (Vol. 2): Kickbacks"
Magazine Article: "Approaches for Handling Employee Improprieties with an Eye Toward Pursuing Liability (Vol. 1): Issues Related to Employee Fraud"
Magazine Article: "Collection of Information and Evidence in Japanese Civil Litigation"

Corporate and Commercial Disputes：Publications

Magazine Article: "Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Laws (Vol. 3): Cybersecurity and the Companies Act - Development of Internal Control Systems and Dealing with Ransomware"
Book: "Legal and Tax Affairs concerning Family Governance for the Prevention and Settlement of Conflicts within the Family"
Article: "Getting the Deal Through - Risk & Compliance Management 2023 - Japan Chapter"
Article: "Whistleblower Protection Act - Operational Key Points that are Likely to be Overlooked when Reading Provisions (Part 6): Operational Key Points Regarding Persons Engaged in Whistleblowing System Operations (6)"
Article: "Whistleblower Protection Act - Operational Key Points that are Likely to be Overlooked when Reading Provisions (Part 5): Operational Key Points Regarding Persons Engaged in Whistleblowing System Operations (5)"

International Arbitration/Alternative Dispute Resolution：Publications

Magazine Article: "Explaining Japan’s Decision to Join the MPIA: Avoiding the Void"
Book Article: "The Origin of the Arbitration System (from the Taisho Era to the End of the War in the Showa Era)"
Article: "The Dispute Resolution Review - Chapter11 Japan"
Article: "Whistleblower Protection Act - Operational Key Points that are Likely to be Overlooked when Reading Provisions (Part 6): Operational Key Points Regarding Persons Engaged in Whistleblowing System Operations (6)"
Magazine Article: "IP Case Bulletin: Patent Infringement and the Principle of Geographical Jurisdiction - DWANGO vs FC2 (Program Invention) Case (Appellate Instance), IP High Court Decision Dated July 20, 2022"

Bankruptcy/Restructuring：Publications

Magazine Article: ”Win-win Support for Business Closures Under the Guidelines for Manager's Guarantees”
Article: "The Insolvency Review 11th Edition -Japan Chapter"
Book: "All Guidelines for Corporate Revitalization, Etc. of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises"
Article: "How to Obtain Recognition of a Foreign Insolvency Process and Enforce Insolvency-Related Judgments (Japan)"
Article: "The Restructuring Review 16th Edition - Japan Chapter"

Competition/Antitrust：Publications

Magazine Article: "Outline of Global Seminar (Tokyo) by Antitrust Law Section of American Bar Association"
Magazine Article: "Corporate Legal Affairs Frontier (No.263): Outline of Newly Introduced Regulations on Stealth Marketing and their Impact on Marketing"
Magazine Article: "Practical Issues Concerning Joint Ventures (3) - Including from the Perspective of Operating of Joint Ventures"
Magazine Article: "Practical Issues Concerning Joint Ventures (2) - Including from the Perspective of Operating of Joint Ventures"
Magazine Article: "Outline of the Amended Unfair Competition Prevention Act of 2023"

Intellectual Property and Entertainment：Publications

Book Article: "IP Case Bulletin: Protection of Product Form under Article 2, Paragraph 1, Item 1 of the Unfair Competition Prevention Law - Dr. Martens Case (Appellate Instance), IP High Court Decision Dated November 9, 2023"
Magazine Article: "Legal Issues Regarding DAO"
Magazine Article: "AI Governance Consultation (3): AI Governance "AI User Businesses" (2)"
Magazine Article: "Practical Q&A on the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Part 5): Joint Use"
Magazine Article: "Special Feature Presented by Japan Association of the Law of Finance: Transaction Laws and Regulatory Laws Related to Information - The Personal Information Protection Act at a Turning Point and Future Issues"

Data Protection and Privacy：Publications

Magazine Article: "Essential Information on Global Personal Information Regulations, in the Form of Dialogue (17): Regulations on Cookies in Various Countries (2) - Europe"
Magazine Article: "Approaches for Handling Employee Improprieties with an Eye Toward Pursuing Liability (Vol. 5): Unauthorized Use of Software, Etc."
Article: "Chambers Global Practice Guides Cybersecurity 2024 - Japan Chapter"
Magazine Article: "Legal Issues Regarding DAO"
Magazine Article: "Corporate Legal Affairs Frontier (No.265): Privacy Governance"

Tax Planning：Publications

Magazine Article: "Tax Treatment of Alternatives to Trust-Type Stock Options"
Article: "Chambers Global Practice Guides Private Wealth 2023 - Japan Chapter"
Magazine Article: "Tax Systems for Share Delivery to Avoid Hindering M&A in Exchange for Shares"
Magazine Article: "Swiss Individual Taxation and Tax Issues when Relocating to Switzerland"
Book: "Legal and Tax Affairs for Limited Liability Companies"

Employment Matters - General：Publications

Article: "In-House View: Diversity and Inclusion – The LGBTQ Rights Movement in Japan"
Magazine Article: "Deliberating Methods for Filing Complaints against Decisions on Recognized Business Operators' Insurance Premiums to which the Merit System for Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Apply"
Magazine Article: "Corporate Legal Affairs: Case Analysis of Human Capital Reporting in Annual Securities Reports Filed in June, 2023"
Magazine Article: "Annual Summary of Labor-Related Court Decisions and Orders (2023 Edition)"
Article: "The Labour and Employment Disputes Review 6th Edition - Japan Chapter"

Katsumasa Suzuki：Publications

Magazine Article: "Practical Issues Concerning Notification Prior to Listing Approval for IPOs (Form S-1)"
Book: ”Comprehensive Analysis of M&A Laws of Japan, 2nd edition”
Book: "The Theory and Practice of Equity Finance [3rd ed.]"
Magazine Article: "Introduction of and Issues with Japanese SPACs"
Article: "Awaiting the arrival of SPACs in Japan"

Mugi Sekido：Publications

Magazine Other: "Expanding Means for Collecting Information and Evidence in Civil Court Proceedings: System for Ordering Early Disclosure - Report on the Symposium Hosted by Japan Federation of Bar Association"
Other: "Key Points of International Contract Law and Practice: FIDIC (Part 66-71)"
Other: "Key Points of International Contract Law and Practice: FIDIC (Part 61-65)"
Other: "Key Points of International Contract Law and Practice: FIDIC (Part 56-60)"
Other: "Key Points of International Contract Law and Practice: FIDIC (Part 51-55)"

Atsushi Okada：Publications

Magazine Article: "AI Governance Consultation (3): AI Governance "AI User Businesses" (2)"
Magazine Article: "Special Feature Presented by Japan Association of the Law of Finance: Transaction Laws and Regulatory Laws Related to Information - The Personal Information Protection Act at a Turning Point and Future Issues"
Magazine Article: "Special Feature: Trends in GDPR: Enforcement Status of GDPR and Status of EDPB Activities - Five Years After Enforcement of GDPR"
Magazine Article: "AI Governance Consultation (2): AI Governance "AI User Businesses" (1)"
Magazine Article: "Copyright from the Perspective of AI Governance"

Nobuharu Onishi：Publications

Magazine Article: "An Overview of Japan’s Financial Instruments Business Regime"
Magazine Article: "Non-Japanese Alternative Investment Funds offered in Japan"
Magazine Article: "Chambers Global Practice Guide - Investment Funds - Japan Law and Practice"
Book Article: "Doing Business in Japan"
Book: "Legal Practice for Investment Trusts and Investment Corporations"

Taichi Arai：Publications

Article: "The Labour and Employment Disputes Review 6th Edition - Japan Chapter"
Book: ”Comprehensive Analysis of M&A Laws of Japan, 2nd edition”
Magazine Article: "Key Points on the Guidelines on Side Jobs and Multiple Jobs, Revised in July"
Article: "The Labour and Employment Disputes Review 5th Edition - Japan Chapter"
Magazine Article: "Q&A: Recent Practical Measures Regarding Worker Dispatching and Delegation of Services"

Makoto Sakai：Publications

Article: "International Comparative Legal Guide to: Private Client 2024 - Japan Chapter"
Magazine Article: "Recent topics and practice concerning stock option"
Article: "Chambers Global Practice Guides Private Wealth 2023 - Japan Chapter"
Article: "International Comparative Legal Guide to: Aviation Finance & Leasing 2023 - Japan chapter"
Magazine Article: "Private Equity in Japan: Overview"

Shinichiro Yokota：Publications

Article: "Japanese translation of "IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration (2020)""
Magazine Article: "Legal FAQ Regarding Contracts, Shareholders Meetings, Personnel and Labor Management, the Antimonopoly Act, and Tourism"
Article: "Private actions against securities market misconduct in Japan"
Magazine Article: "The Securities Litigation Review, Edition 5 - Japan Chapter"
Book Article: "Guide to Restructuring, Turnaround and Insolvency in Asia Pacific 2018"

Shiho Ono：Publications

Book: "Compliance for Bank Clerks [Expanded 13th ed.]"
Book: "Compliance for Managers [Expanded 14th ed.]"
Magazine Article: "The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides: Litigation - Japan Chapter"
Book: "Q&A: Digital Health and Law [2nd ed.]"
Book: "Compliance for Managers [Expanded 13th ed.]"

Tomoya Fujita：Publications

Book: ”Comprehensive Analysis of M&A Laws of Japan, 2nd edition”
Book: "Practical Issues of the Corporation Act New Series 9: Corporate Reorganization (3rd ed.)"
Book: "Japanese Anti-monopoly Act- Annotated 2nd Edition"
Article: "Global Legal Insights - Merger Control 2021 - Japan Chapter"
Article: "Global Legal Insights - Merger Control 2020 - Japan Chapter"

Hiroyuki Kurihara：Publications

Magazine Article: "Application of the CFC Rules to Captives - Interpretation of 'Subject of Insurance' (Tokyo High Court Decision dated September 14, 2022)"
Book: ”Comprehensive Analysis of M&A Laws of Japan, 2nd edition”
Book Article: "Legal and Tax Affairs in Business Successions and M&As for Family Businesses – Second edition"
Magazine Article: ”Determination of Economic Rationality in Corporate Reorganization”
Book Article: "M&A Strategies from both a Tax and Legal Perspective - Third edition"

Suguru Miyata：Publications

Magazine Article: "Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Laws (Vol. 4): Cybersecurity x Disclosure - Information Disclosure Related to Cybersecurity Focusing on the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act"
Book: "Legal Issues and Corporate Governance on Sustainability"
Magazine Article: "Legal Commentary: How to Handle Procedures such as Preparation of Applications - Practical Issues Regarding Application for Extending the Due Date for Submission of Annual Securities Reports, Etc."
Magazine Article: "Practical Issues Concerning Notification Prior to Listing Approval for IPOs (Form S-1)"
Book: "Compliance for Managers [Expanded 14th ed.]"

Kenji Nishio：Publications

Magazine Article: "Global Legal Insights - Fintech 2023 - Vietnam Chapter"
Book: "M&A Rules in Emerging Asian Countries - Fourth edition"
Article: "Global Legal Insights - Fintech 2022 - Vietnam Chapter"
Book Article: "M&A Rules in Emerging Asian Countries - Third edition"
Magazine Article: "The Structure of Real Estate Development in Vietnam and Key Considerations"

Rina Shimada：Publications

Article: "International Comparative Legal Guide to: Employment & Labour Law 2023 - Woman in Employment in Japan chapter"
Book: ”Comprehensive Analysis of M&A Laws of Japan, 2nd edition”
Book: "Drone Business and Regulations (2nd ed.)"
Article: "Chambers Global Practice Guides Data Protection & Cyber Security 2019 - Japan Chapter"
Book Article: "Lawyers' Guide to the Most Comprehensible Collection of Court Decisions on Labour"