Nishimura became the second Big Four Japanese law firm to adopt a foreign law joint enterprise structure, enabling it to hire and promote foreign-qualified lawyers as equity partners and attract the ...

Japan's Metabo Law, enacted in 2008, nudges adults aged 40-74 towards healthier lifestyles through mandatory waist circumference checks. Organizations face accountability for employees exceeding ...

International law firms in Japan might have taken a big hit over the past two years when their Japanese clients, cowed by COVID, put outbound M&A deals on hold and plunged Japan's outbound M&A ...

Japan gave its ally, the United States, a strong show of support in the war on terrorism by passing a significant Anti-Terrorism Special Measures Law on October 29. This new law will enable Japan to ...

Japan's parliament has passed a revision to the civil code allowing divorced parents the option of joint child custody. This is the first change to custody rights in decades and will take effect by ...

Japan’s amended law on gambling addiction takes effect from today, September 25, 2025. The law, passed by the Japanese Parliament in June, seeks to crack down on online casinos and their promotion, ...

For many years in Japan, domestic violence existed in the shadows–it was a husband’s prerogative, a private family matter. Finally, a law gives women some protections, but the burden of proof is on ...

On May 2, 2017, three Osaka prefectural police officers stopped a man for acting suspiciously. Questioning led them to suspect he was under the influence of drugs. They asked him to voluntarily submit ...

Sharing a surname after marriage is a legal requirement in Japan. The latest appeal to overturn the Civil Code, which does not allow married couples to retain separate surnames, was thrown out by the ...

Apple updates iOS in Japan to meet new competition rules, reshaping payments, app distribution, and user choice.

(Tokyo) – Transgender people in Japan face continuing barriers to changing their legally recognized gender, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Japanese government should heed ...