A management buyout (MBO) is an acquisition of a company (the "target") by its management, in which the management acquires all shares in the target on the assumption that the target's business...

A NEW US$150 million venture capital fund in Japan, launched by former Goldman Sachs vice-chair Kathy Matsui, made the headlines recently as one of Japan's first environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused venture capital funds.

This article provides an overview of the merger control landscape in Japan, including information on thresholds for notifcation, safe harbours and foreignto- foreign transactions, among other topics.

Does your jurisdiction use different notification thresholds for transactions in the traditional fields and in the digital economy? If affirmative, explain what the difference is and why.

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) recently published a report titled "Survey on Corporate Compliance Efforts with the Antimonopoly Act (Summary)".

One of the topics related to corporate activity that attracted the most attention in Japan in 2023 was the 31 March publication of three notices addressed to listed companies by the Tokyo Stock Exchange ("TSE").

Japanese startups and venture businesses have recently experienced significant growth and development.

FW discusses M&A in Japan in 2024 with Ryuichi Shiomi, Masatsugu Nakajima, Jun Fukuda and Risa Fukumoto at Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune.

We believe the reasoning behind the drive is threefold.

Is there a law to protect whistleblowers? If so, which law?

Nakajima Naoko (Fourth Senior Examination Specialist (in charge of digital platform providers), Examination Bureau, General Secretariat, Fair Trade Commission)...

Axinn partners Mike Keeley and Jackie Lem and counsel Carol Liu recently traveled to Japan to visit clients and partner law firms. In this post, they highlight the latest developments in Japan's competition law.

With the inauguration of the Trump administration in the United States in January 2025, the ideas of prioritizing carbon net-zero (carbon neutrality) and emphasizing...

In its introduction, the JCAA makes the frank admission that it: "has yet to play a significant role in the resolution of international disputes."

After decades of suboptimal shareholder returns, Japanese conglomerates are now facing both market and regulatory pressures to improve performance.

For last 12 months, we have seen several interesting announcements from Japanese big financial institutions which unveiled their strong interests in entering into digital securities (a.k.a. security tokens) business.

The Japanese Government has set targets to achieve carbon net-zero in 2050 and reduce greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions by 46% in 2030 as compared to 2013...

从国内生产总值（GDP）来看，日本经济位居世界第三；而在TMF Group《2022年全球商业复杂性指数》中，日本排名第51位——该指数按照营商环境的复杂性由高

On October 12, 2012, in response to the recent AIJ scandal, the Financial Services Agency of Japan (the "Japanese FSA") published a draft amendment to certain rules.

Guided by international advisers, wealthy Japanese families are considering broader options for wealth planning and the safeguard of their family's future.