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The Japanese parliament has enacted the first comprehensive economic security legislation to enhance Japan's national security from an economic activities perspective...

　経済安全保障分野における新たなセキュリティ・クリアランス制度を創設する、重要経済安保情報の保護及び活用に関する法律（令和6年

On September 6, 2024, the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) announced a draft amendment to the ordinances in connection with the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (the "FEFTA")...

On May 10, 2024, the Diet passed the Act on the Protection and Utilization of Important Economic Security Information (the "CESI Act").

令和3年度企業結合事例からは、従前の公取委の審査の傾向から不変の傾向と、やや逸脱する傾向の両方が見てとれます。

　2024年1月19日、2023年2月に設置された経済安全保障分野におけるセキュリティ・クリアランス制度等に関する有識者会議（以下「有識者会議」と

経済産業省は、2023年6月8日、「企業買収における行動指針...

To accelerate the global hydrogen/ammonia economy, the Japanese government has recognised the need to support the development of commercial/industrial scale hydrogen supply chain.

What is the current business climate in your jurisdiction including major political, economic and/or legal activities on the horizon in your country that could have a big impact on businesses?

With a massive change in sentiment towards Japan as an investment destination, global investors are suddenly sitting up and taking notice.

Though many worry over the government's deficits and deflation in recent decades, Japan's economy seems to be progressing better than the world perceives.

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.

Japan stands at the forefront of a global demographic shift. With nearly 30% of its population aged 65 or older — the highest proportion in the world...

Starting with the subprime crisis, the world economy has been plunged into a "once in a hundred years" economic crisis. With the United States as the epicenter, the U.S., Europe, Japan, and China are creating demand for goods and services through large-scale government spending in order to cover the sudden shrinkage in demand.

M&A, private equity, arbitration, general commercial and patent litigation, and government investigations are all expanding with the continued globalization of Japanese industries.

Lately, global-level issues and the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that indicate the goals for solving these issues have been drawing more attention.

重要経済安保情報保護活用法は、正式名称を「重要経済安保情報の保護及び活用に関する法律（令和6年法律第27号）」といい、経済安全保障&