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

In a special episode, HSF Tokyo senior associate Joel Rheuben is joined by Ryoichi Kaneko, a partner at leading Japanese law firm Anderson Mori & Tomotsune.

On February 16, 2024, the Cabinet of Japan approved a bill to amend, among three other laws, the Limited Partnership Act for Investment (the Act).

日本国内外の企業結合届出や対内直接投資の規制改革により、取引がどのような場合に規制当局の審査対象となるかの予測が困難になって

The agreement also grants BMS the option to receive exclusive licenses to Nitto's siRNA therapy for the treatment of lung fibrosis and other organ fibrosis.

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 "Japan's evolving merger reviews foreshadow both caution and hope for companies", we explore the Korean Air-Asiana merger, where the JFTC criticised the economic analysis submitted by the merging...

Digitalization. Complex supply chains.

As we reported in August 2023, the Corporate Transparency Act (the "CTA") will become effective on January 1, 2024. For the first time, the United States government...

Ken Siegel spoke to Law.com International about how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed how law firms in Japan have looked for new avenues of growth.

The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency (hereinafter referred to as the "Small Enterprise Agency") announced on June 28, 2024...

As Japan's population continues to decline, many Japanese companies are trying to find opportunities overseas.

On May 16, 2018, the Act on Special Measures for Productivity Improvement and an Amendment to the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act were enacted.

The Japanese government is currently considering (i) several amendments to the large shareholding reporting requirement, which is generally triggered when the position...

On May 15, 2024, the Japanese Diet enacted a bill to amend the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and other related laws, which includes, among others, the following amendments...

Over the past 12 months, Japan has implemented two major regulatory changes that are likely to impact business in 2016: the Residency requirement for company representatives and the My Number law.