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ArticleEU Law Newsletter (December 2023)On 10 September 2023, European Commission's (EC) DG Competition made public its approach to sustainability in EU merger control from various angles including market definition, competitive...GlobalAntitrust/Competition LawAnderson Mori & Tomotsune
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ArticlePublication Of The AI Guidelines For Business (Version 1.1)On March 28, 2025, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry jointly published...JapanTechnologyAnderson Mori & Tomotsune
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ArticleLife Science Newsletter May 2025The Act Partially Amending the Act on the Safety of Regenerative Medicine, etc., and the Clinical Trials Act was promulgated on June 14, 2024...JapanFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesAnderson Mori & Tomotsune
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ArticleEnergy Newsletter - Formulation Of Seventh Strategic Energy PlanOn December 17, 2024, the 67th meeting of the Strategic Policy Committee of the Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy of the Ministry of Economy...JapanEnergy and Natural ResourcesAnderson Mori & Tomotsune
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ArticleCivil Litigation After The Introduction Of IT, As Suggested By Scheduled Proceedings In Commercial ArbitrationArbitration and litigation are two major methods of resolving disputes, but there are various differences in their systems and practices. JapanLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationAnderson Mori & Tomotsune
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