This webinar will introduce you to the fintech business and regulatory developments in Japan and provide you with the current landscape of fintech in the country.

On September 12, 2016, the Minister of Justice consulted with the Legislative Council of the Ministry of Justice to discuss amendments to the Civil Execution Act.

The CFTC's substituted compliance determination relating to Japanese swap margin requirements was published in the Federal Register. The amendment became effective on April 1, 2019.

Japan Legal Update Newsletter March 2016 を発行いたしました。

ISDA added a Japanese jurisdictional module to its Resolution Stay Jurisdictional Modular Protocol.

In this second session, Koji Yamamoto and Yoshiyuki Omori provided an overview of the laws and regulations governing capital raising activities in Japan and other considerations for fund managers seeking to do business in Japan.

平成27年5月に成立した金融商品取引法の一部を改正する法律が平成28年3月1日施行され、プロ向けファンドの運営業者に対する規制が大幅に強Ô

The CFTC DSIO granted time-limited no-action relief to Japanese-regulated swap dealers from the timing requirements relating to the posting and collection of variation margin.

Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) proposed amendments to its supervisory guidelines applicable to managers of investment trust (toshin) funds and real estate funds...

On December 23, 2020, as part of the International Financial Center Initiative – an initiative to further revitalizing the investment funds industry in Japan – the...

Japan Legal Update Newsletter June 2016 を発行いたしました。

On November 23, 2023, the Financial Services Agency announced that the ``Guidelines for Management Guarantees Study Group'' published the `` Basic Concept of the Guidelines...

The CFTC approved, by a two-to-one vote, a comparability determination that will allow substituted compliance with Japan's margin requirements for uncleared swaps.

The Japanese Fair Trade Commission (the JFTC) has adopted new rules that should streamline Japan's review process for both domestic and global transactions. The new rules will end the JFTC's practice of holding "preconsultations" with companies pursuing mergers or acquisitions that would impact competition in Japan. The JFTC adopted the new rules on June 14, 2011, and they will become effective on July 1, 2011.

As we welcome the new year, we have prepared this article, which is an update to previous article from July 2019

The Working Group Committee of Japan's Financial Services Agency has recommended a new exemption system for fund managers who manage overseas investors' funds, with fewer restrictions on eligible investors.

Road to Risk-Free Rates in Japan.

We invite you to watch this short video that provides an overview of the Private Markets Unit Trust, also known in Japan as the PE Type Unit Trust.

Aasmah talks to Vincent Thebault, Managing General Partner at the Monex Climate Impact Fund, about the future of finance, in particular the benefits and

What is the SPAC environment in Japan, especially in relation to food and agriculture? Tokyo Corporate Partners Jeremy White and Mitsutoshi Uchida, along with Mitchell Presser...