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We are pleased to announce that on November 13, 2025, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (Nagashima) hosted a reception and seminar at the Palace Hotel Tokyo in commemoration of the firm’s 25th anniversary. At the reception, Managing Partner Soichiro Fujiwara delivered opening remarks on the firm’s founding philosophy, which has remained unchanged since our establishment, and introduced our newly redesigned brand logo. Since our establishment, we have been committed to the fundamental principle of “providing the highest quality legal services covering all legal issues arising from any business activity through the collaboration of multiple lawyers.” Thanks to the support and trust of our clients, we have achieved growth and expanded our scale and presence. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all clients, colleagues, and friends who have supported the firm over the past 25 years. We will continue to provide comprehensive support to remain, at all times, “Your Most Trusted Partner” for all our clients. View original article here.

Tomomi Hioki joined Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu as a Partner on November 1, 2025. Ms. Hioki has extensive experience in regulatory compliance practices involving data privacy, information and communications technology (ICT), as well as artificial intelligence (AI). She was responsible for drafting and preparing the implementation of the 2015 amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act while serving at the Cabinet Secretariat’s Office for IT Strategy and the Personal Information Protection Commission Secretariat. Ms. Hioki has also served as a trustee for the GovTech Tokyo Foundation, a policy coordination organisation for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and as a member of various advisory committees for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the National Tax Agency, and other government agencies, where she has been actively involved in research and discussions on legal frameworks related to data and ICT. With the addition of Ms. Hioki, we will strengthen our expertise in Data Protection and Privacy and Technology and strive to provide the highest quality of legal services to meet our clients’ business needs. View original article here.

Takahiro Saito, a former Superintending Prosecutor, Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office, joined Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu as a special advisor on November 4, 2025. Mr. Saito brings more than 35 years of distinguished experience as a public prosecutor. He has held senior leadership positions, including Director of the Special Investigation Department, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office; Director, Criminal Affairs Department, Supreme Public Prosecutors Office; Chief Prosecutor and Deputy Prosecutor-General, Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office; and Superintending Prosecutor, Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office. While serving as Chief Prosecutor of the Special Investigation Department, Mr. Saito directed major investigations, including the Livedoor (as it was then known) accounting fraud case and the Murakami Fund insider trading case. He also served on secondment to Japan’s Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission. Mr. Saito also played a key role in the development and introduction of Japan’s version of the “plea bargaining system” and contributed significantly to prosecutorial reform initiatives. In 2024, he was appointed to the Ministry of Justice’s Legislative Council. As a special advisor, Mr. Saito will leverage his considerable experience and expertise in investigating corporate crime, tax evasion, securities trading-related crime, and other matters, focusing on corporate governance, crisis management, and compliance. We are confident that the addition of Mr. Saito as a special advisor will strengthen our already well-established crisis management and corporate governance practices. View original article here.

We are pleased to announce that Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu has renewed its brand logo. The world around us continues to change at an unprecedented pace. However, regardless of these changes, we believe certain values and principles must remain constant. To mark our 25th anniversary, we have renewed our logo to reflect both our commitment to the next quarter-century and our enduring core philosophy. Our new logo embodies this message: “Steadfast commitment to our core philosophy.” It features an unwavering axis inspired by the concept of “True North (the Earth’s axis),” a constant guiding principle that always points due north. The logo’s indigo color, commonly referred to as “Japan Blue,” reflects the Japanese aesthetic principles of serenity, rationality, and dignity. This renewal represents our strong determination to remain Your Most Trusted Partner, a firm committed to identifying what matters most to clients’ business activities and providing sound advice that meets the highest professional standards, particularly in times of rapid change. Guided by our unwavering core philosophy of providing the highest-quality legal services through close collaboration among our lawyers across the full spectrum of legal issues arising from corporate activities, we will continue to support our clients in all aspects of their business needs. View original article here.