On June 15, 2020, the Japanese government implemented new regulations that designate the manufacture of pharmaceuticals for infectious diseases and the manufacture ...

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. At Anderson Mori & Tomotsune...

On 22 November 2019, the Japanese Diet passed an amendment to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA), introducing new controls on foreign investment.

In the wake of the Supreme Court's Grand Bench decision on January 25, 2020, which brought into question the disparity of votes in House of Representatives elections...

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

米財務省は、2024年7 月23日、対米外国投資委員会（Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States）（以下「CFIUS」という。）の委員長として...

On February 27, 2024, the government issued the "Bill on the Protection and Utilization of Important Economic and Security Information...

知的財産戦略本部は、2022年11月...

As of April 1, 2019, most provisions of the "Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act," which was amended in part on December 8, 2018, will take effect.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has approved its first official development assistance loan to the African Development Fund ...

From June 7, 2020, overseas investors may no longer be able to purchase shares of certain Japanese companies. The Japanese government passed amendments

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On March 27, 2026, the government of Japan approved a bill to amend the Act on Launching Spacecraft and Launch Vehicle and Control of Spacecraft (the Space Activities Act).

The requirement for companies to conduct human rights diligence ("HRDD") is increasingly being implemented by legislators across the globe.

Japan's Cabinet approved and submitted to the Diet a bill (the Bill) to amend the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA)

On August 8, 2021, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released the "Guidelines on Respect for Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains (Draft)"...

Japan’s aviation policy has been focusing on building more airports and expanding the network of routes. This policy of "building and expanding" was made possible by the airport development special account (so called "the pool system"), where revenues from all airports are collected into one account and then re-distributed.

Recently, there has been increased scrutiny and restrictions implemented on foreign direct investment ("FDI") in the world's main economies.

With Prime Minister Shinzo Abe beginning his fourth term as leader of Japan, his policy goals are becoming increasingly clear. He aims to lead Japan to regain its economic power, and to be ready to step up...

欧州委員会（以下「欧州委」という。）は、2023年10月19日、2020年10月から全面適用を開始した対内直接投資審査規則（以下「FDI規則」という。）の