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Interesting times
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Michael Hancock, general counsel, and Izumi Sato and Hiroaki Hashiguchi, senior legal advisors of HSBC Japan's Legal Department give a practical assessment of recent firewall deregulation in Japan
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Changes to anti-monopoly law in Japan have brought it more in line with international practice and will encourage foreign companies to cooperate, say Yoshinori Ono and Yoshihiro Sakano of Nishimura & Asahi
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Sawako Miyauchi of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto explains the concerns with potential reform of provisions on obligations
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Analysis of the requirement for an independent outside director or statutory auditor, by Asa Shinkawa and James Emerson of Nishimura & Asahi
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Nobuyuki Maeyama and Ryuji Kato of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune explain the benefits of Business Revitalisation ADR
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Firing people is not straightforward in Japan, say Hironobu Tsukamoto and Toshiaki Kobayashi of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu. Make sure you know the four conditions and how they have been applied in court
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Seiji Akimoto of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto provides an overview of the law, its recent amendments and its effect on inward direct investment
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Shiho Koizumi and Yoshinori Aoyagi of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune examine the recent court cases on determining the acquisition price of shares in squeeze-outs
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Japanese corporate governance is affecting the way its companies raise capital. Tsuyoshi Shimizu and Kiyotaka Tajima of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu explain how new Tokyo Stock Exchange rules will help
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Real estate securitisations are failing to pay out on maturity. Foreign investors, using this as a way to invest in Japan, need to be aware of some important legal issues. By Naoki Hamada and Junji Yamanaka of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu