Securities litigation after Olympus: Liability through an Olympus lens Asa Shinkawa, Hiroko Shibata and James Emerson of Nishimura & Asahi examine civil liability for misstatements in Japanese securities disclosures in the light of the recent Olympus scandal
Foreign investment regulations: Invitation to invest Kensuke Suzuki and Kai Hoshino of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu describe the rules on including Japanese investors in a foreign partnership fund
Companies Act: Change of mechanism Yoshinori Ono and Masataka Sato of Nishimura & Asahi discuss a new regime for the regulation of exchange tender offers in Japan
External directors: Outside help Taro Tsunoda and Tsunemichi Nakano of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune describes proposed amendments to Japanese law covering the mandatory appointment of external directors
Amendment of the Code of Civil Procedure: A question of jurisdiction Koki Yanagisawa and Hiroki Aoki of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu chart the progress of internationalisation in the rules governing Japanese court jurisdiction
Gaming law: Consideration of Japanese Gaming Law Norika Yuasa and Kenji Saito of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto consider the contribution of Japan's new gaming law to the country’s earthquake recovery efforts
Abusive company splits: Use and abuse Ko Wakabayashi, Yoshimune Muraji and Akira Komatsu of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu discuss Japanese companies use of abusive company splits for self preservation
