Hiromitsu Miyakawa

Blockchain for Business

USA, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan - November 14 2018 As the interest in blockchain technology grows, companies will be confronted with numerous decisions, challenges, and legal issues pertaining to its...

Bastiaan K. Kout, Sushma Jobanputra, Chris Ahern, Philippe Goutay, Stephen J. Obie.

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FSA Clarifies Regulatory Position on Initial Coin Offerings and Warns of Risks

Japan - December 25 2017 On October 27, 2017, the Financial Services Agency of Japan ("FSA") released a statement on initial coin offerings: "Initial Coin Offerings...

Yuki Yoshida, John C. Roebuck, Yuichiro Mori, Kyosuke Katahira, Harukuni Ito.

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First Supreme Court Decision on the Extraterritorial Application of the Antimonopoly Act

Japan - December 25 2017 On December 12, 2017, Japan's Supreme Court (Third Petty Bench) issued a decision that, for the first time, recognized the extraterritorial...

Yuki Yoshida, John C. Roebuck, Yuichiro Mori, Kyosuke Katahira, Harukuni Ito.

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Outline of Japan's 2018 Tax Reform Proposal (International Taxation)

Japan - December 25 2017 On December 22, 2017, the Japanese Cabinet approved the 2018 Tax Reform Proposal. With respect to international taxation, the following are two key...

Yuki Yoshida, John C. Roebuck, Yuichiro Mori, Kyosuke Katahira, Harukuni Ito.

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Enforcement Date of the Amendment of the Civil Code Announced

Japan - December 25 2017 On December 20, 2017, the Cabinet Order to Specify the Enforcement Date of the Amendment to the Civil Code was promulgated. The Amendment to the...

Yuki Yoshida, John C. Roebuck, Yuichiro Mori, Kyosuke Katahira, Harukuni Ito.

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