Publications

Articles
Discharge of Debt and Limits of Mercy – Legitimacy of Bankruptcy Discharge

Transactions of the Japan Academy Vol.79 No.2

Transactions of the Japan Academy Vol.79 No.2

(January 2025)

Makoto Ito
- Restructuring and Insolvency
Newsletters
Unlocking the Possibility of Contingent Risk Insurance in M&A Contracts

NO&T Corporate Legal Update No.2 (February,2025)

NO&T Corporate Legal Update No.2 (February,2025)

Wataru Matsumoto, Kyosuke Ohno (Co-author)
- M&A
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Media
Japan to tighten foreign investment rules amid national security concerns

MLex News Articles

MLex News Articles

(February 2025)

Oki Osawa (Comments)
- International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions
- M&A
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Newsletters
Key points to consider when selling and purchasing the shares of a Japanese corporation through an IPO given the recent reforms to the Japanese IPO framework

NO&T Capital Market Legal Update No.5(February, 2025)

NO&T Capital Market Legal Update No.5(February, 2025)

Motoki Saito
- Finance
- Capital Markets
Newsletters
＜AI Update＞ AI Inventorship: IP High Court in Japan Rules AI Cannot Be Listed as Inventor

NO&T Technology Law Update No.5/NO&T IP Law Update No.9(March,2025)

NO&T Technology Law Update No.5/NO&T IP Law Update No.9(March,2025)

Keiji Tonomura, Yoshiteru Matsuzaki (Co-author)
- Technology
- AI and Robotics
- Intellectual Property
- IP Disputes
- Dispute Resolution
Newsletters
Recent Court Decision on (i) Scope of Medicinal Use Invention and (ii) Patent Linkage

NO&T IP Law Update No.8(February, 2025)

NO&T IP Law Update No.8(February, 2025)

Kenji Tosaki, Nozomi Kato (Co-author)
- Intellectual Property
- Dispute Resolution
- IP Disputes
- Pharmaceutical and Healthcare
- Medical, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences
Articles
Lexology Panoramic Next – Crisis Management 2025 JAPAN

(February 2025)

Yoshihiko Matake, Yuta Sugie, Togo Kitajima (Co-author)
- Global Investigations / Crisis Management / Compliance
Newsletters
Taxation of Sponsorship Agreements with Professional Athletes

NO&T Tax Law Update No.5 (February, 2025)

NO&T Tax Law Update No.5 (February, 2025)

Tsutomu Endo
- Tax
- Tax Advice and Planning
- Media/Entertainment and Sport
- Entertainment and Sport
Articles
GUIDE TO WORKPLACE INVESTIGATIONS – JAPAN

(January 2025)

Hironobu Tsukamoto, Eriko Ogata (Co-author)
- Global Investigations / Crisis Management / Compliance
- Labor and Employment
- Employment Law Advice
Articles
Chambers Global Practice Guides Life Sciences & Pharma IP Litigation 2025 Japan – Trends & Developments

(February 2025)

Kenji Tosaki, Takahiro Hatori (Co-author)
- Intellectual Property
- IP Transactions
- Dispute Resolution
- IP Disputes

Newsletters

Business Law Guides

Publications

Discharge of Debt and Limits of Mercy – Legitimacy of Bankruptcy Discharge

Unlocking the Possibility of Contingent Risk Insurance in M&A Contracts

Japan to tighten foreign investment rules amid national security concerns

Key points to consider when selling and purchasing the shares of a Japanese corporation through an IPO given the recent reforms to the Japanese IPO framework

＜AI Update＞ AI Inventorship: IP High Court in Japan Rules AI Cannot Be Listed as Inventor

Recent Court Decision on (i) Scope of Medicinal Use Invention and (ii) Patent Linkage

Lexology Panoramic Next – Crisis Management 2025 JAPAN

Taxation of Sponsorship Agreements with Professional Athletes

GUIDE TO WORKPLACE INVESTIGATIONS – JAPAN

Chambers Global Practice Guides Life Sciences & Pharma IP Litigation 2025 Japan – Trends & Developments