Finance -
Amendment to the Payment Services Act Tightens Regulation of Crypto Assets -
The Payment Services Act ("PSA") and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act ("FIEA") were amended on May 31, 2019...more
6/28/2019
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Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (FIEA) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
International Tax Issues ,
Investors ,
Japan ,
New Regulations ,
OECD ,
Virtual Currency
Labor -
Amendment to Immigration Control Act Introduces New Visa Categories -
As of April 1, 2019, most provisions of the "Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act," which was amended in part on December 8,...more
2/4/2019
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Cybersecurity ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Immigration Procedures ,
International Labor Laws ,
Japan ,
Natural Resources ,
OECD ,
Partnerships ,
Tax Reform ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership
On June 7, 2017, Japan signed the "Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty-Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting" ("MLI"). The MLI is a part of the OECD/G20 base erosion and profit-shifting...more