Investigations & White Collar Defense -
Amendment to Whistleblower Protection Act -
On June 8, 2020, the Japanese Diet passed a bill to amend the Whistleblower Protection Act ("Act"). The bill was introduced amid a...more
8/17/2020
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Compliance ,
Copyright ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Culture ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Ethics ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internal Reporting ,
National Security ,
Personal Information ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Global Disputes -
JCAA Establishes New "Interactive Arbitration Rules"
Effective January 1, 2019, the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association ("JCAA") modified the choices of rules available to the parties to an...more
3/6/2019
/ Arbitrators ,
Commercial Arbitration ,
Corporate Governance ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
International Arbitration ,
International Data Transfers ,
International Labor Laws ,
Japan ,
UNCITRAL ,
Water Supplies
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
/ BEPS ,
Cybersecurity ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Immigration Procedures ,
International Labor Laws ,
Japan ,
Natural Resources ,
OECD ,
Partnerships ,
Tax Reform ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership
Japan's Personal Information Protection Commission Publishes Rules for Handling Personal Data Transferred from EU to Japan -
Following the agreement between Japan and the European Union regarding personal data protection...more
Japan Signs Economic Partnership Agreement with EU -
On July 17, 2018, Japan signed an Economic Partnership Agreement ("Japan-EU EPA") with the European Union ("EU"). Once the Japan-EU EPA is implemented, 99 percent of EU...more
9/4/2018
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Economic Partnership Agreements ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Healthcare ,
Japan ,
Personal Data ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Residential Real Estate Market ,
UK Brexit