At the time of its launch, Japan's first ESG-focused venture capital fund MPower Partners Fund, established by former Goldman Sachs vice-chair Kathy Matsui and sized at US$150 million, ...

In response to known challenges concerning ESG evaluation and data provision, including transparency and fairness of evaluation, and the expanding role of organizations which provide these services, ...

On 30 June 2023, the Working Group on Impact Investment ("Working Group"), which was established under the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance of the Financial Services Agency of Japan...

On January 12, 2021, the Financial Services Agency of Japan ("JFSA") and the Local Finance Bureau established the "Financial Market Entry Office" ("FMEO") to provide a one-stop, fullyEnglish services.

The Exemption allows a GP to conduct marketing activities and investment management activities for the LPS without being registered as either a Type II FIBO or an IMBO.

As of November 27, 2023, the Financial Services Agency has released the ``Comprehensive Supervisory Guidelines for Small and Medium-sized...

On April 4, 2022, the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) reorganized its five segments into three markets: the Prime Market for global companies, Standard Market for medium-sized...

n recent years, major global private equity funds have been actively investing in Japan. Along with their expanded presence, there has been the need for transactions...

The Financial Services Agency of Japan ("FSA") has released a statement on initial coin offerings ("ICOs").

On December 22, 2016, the Financial Services Agency of Japan published a report summarized by the Working Group on Financial Markets of the Financial System Council, titled . . .

In this article, Hiroyuki Kanae, and Hidetaka Miyake, Partners at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune discuss a recent significant fraud case in Japan. There were many noteworthy points in this case...

Effective May 1, 2007, Japan’s new Company Law rules will allow foreign companies to use their shares in acquiring Japanese companies. While the new law and related regulatory changes are intended to facilitate cross-border M&A activity, non-Japanese acquirers interested in using triangular mergers will need to consider various business, tax and other legal issues when planning to pursue this type of transaction.

Japan’s system of interlocking shareholdings is collapsing as Japan’s banks move to isolate their reported capital ratios from equity market volatility.

This article forms part of a series of articles examining the opportunities Japan presents for investment managers. It focusses on the opportunities presented by Japanese institutional and retail investors.

Japan's US$7 trillion in household cash savings has long symbolised the country's cautious approach to investment. The tide is now turning. In 2023, inflows into Japanese investment trusts reached US$107.7 billion...

On January 22, 2025, the "Working Group on Payment Services System, etc." of the Financial System Council published its report on payment services systems...

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...