On March 15, 2019, the Japanese Financial Services Agency (the "JFSA") published the final version of its amendment to the regulatory capital requirements ...

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.

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

While the official data on property values show that real estate prices and rents are continuing to decline, there is currently a lot of money--both foreign and domestic--looking for high yielding property, often to convert into a REIT (real estate investment trust).

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.

The FSC discussed how regulations concerning intermediaries between new and growing companies and investors could encourage investment crowdfunding.

In July 2016, the Market Abuse Regulation of the EU came into effect. MAR extends the scope of the Market Abuse Directive, the predecessor legislation which it replaces, . . .

A bill to amend Japan’s Anti Monopoly Act, which had been long pending at the Japanese Diet, was finally passed on April 20, 2005. The amendments significantly expand the antitrust investigation and enforcement authority of the Fair Trade Commission of Japan ("JFTC") by effecting four significant changes in Japanese competition law:

Digital assets — from cryptocurrencies and NFTs to tokenized securities — are entering a new phase of legal and regulatory scrutiny.

General partners("GPs") of partnership-type funds availing themselves of the exemption from registration under Article 63 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (the "FIEL") will need to take action — a recent amendment to the FIEL requires a new form of notification for filings made on or after April 1, 2012 and existing filings must be re-filed in the new format by June 30, 2012.

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

On May 25, 2016, in response to the progress of information and communications technology, etc., the Payment Services Act and several Finance Related Laws including the Banking Act...

Out-of-court workout procedures are methods by which a company can restructure its debts or revive its business through voluntary negotiations with creditors, without involving the courts.

On November 5, 2013, the amendments to the laws and regulations related to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan went into effect, in which regulations concerning short selling in the Japanese marketplace were modified.

Explanation of the amendments to the "Cabinet Office Ordinance on Disclosure of Corporate Information, etc." regarding disclosure of important contracts, etc.

The growing prevalence of OTC (over-the-counter) derivative transactions referencing digital assets ("OTC digital asset derivative transactions") has led to extensive discussions about whether.

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