Career Summary
- June 1982
- Born in Tokyo, Japan
- March 2001
- Graduated from Keio Senior High School
- March 2005
- Received his LL.B. from Keio University
- March 2007
- Received his LL.M. from Keio Law School
- December 2008
- Received his Diploma from the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court (New 61st)
- December 2008
- Registered as a Japanese attorney and joined Iwata Godo
Engaged Cases
Mr. Aoki has engaged in advices for shareholders’ meetings, trials relating to derivative and the Financial ADR System (representing the financial institute), variety of execution and preservation cases, bankrupt cases (representing the creditor), a wide range of insurance claim cases (representing the insurance company), a number of labor-related cases (representing the employer), request for disclosure of identification information of senders (representing the provider), request for disclosure of administrative documents (representing the medical-equipment maker), variety of litigations, M&A and general- corporate-legal services such as crisis management.
Message
I will exert my best endeavors to respective cases and strive to offer legal advices at an appropriate timing in a proper manner to all clients.
List of Main Publications
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“Theories and Business Practices of Prescription and Limitation of Period” (co-author, Nihon Kajo Publishing, 2018)
“New Story of Shareholders' Meeting” (co-author, Shoji Houmu, 2017)
“Special edition: All about regional financial institutions’ measures to shareholders’ meetings” (Financial Law Journal, No. 1919, 2011) (co-author)
“Validity of Right of Retention under the Commercial Law for negotiable instruments kept by collecting institution in Civil Rehabilitation procedures” (NBL Vol.969, 2012) (co-author)
“Practical business response learning from the financial ADR cases” (Ginko Jitsumu, Vol. 42, No. 10) (co-author)
Publications
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2019.08Shoji Homu Portal
Aoki Shinji's commentary titled "The Consumer Affairs Agency, Government of Japan Issues an Order for Surcharge Payment to Aeonpet Co., Ltd. under the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- AOKI Shinji
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2019.02Shoji Homu Portal
Aoki Shinji's commentary titled "The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Provides the Answer 'Interpretation of Construction Business Act with respect to Electronic Contract Execution Services' to the Inquiry from Business Operators regarding Removal of Gray Zone Area” is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- AOKI Shinji
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2018.11Shoji Homu Portal
Aoki Shinji's commentary titled "The Consumer Affairs Agency Publishes Criteria for In-Store Advertisement to Market Mobile Communication Terminals such as Cell Phones in Light of the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- AOKI Shinji
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2018.07Publications
A book authored by our lawyers entitled "Theories and Business Practices of Prescription and Limitation of Period" is published by Nihon Kajo Publishing Co., Ltd.
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- KASHIWAGI Kensuke EIGUCHI Manabu ITO Hiroki AOKI Shinji MUTOU Yuuki ITO Nanako FUJIWARA Hiroki MATSUDA Akira TOKUMARU Daisuke MATSUBARA Takahiro MARUYAMA Shinji KAKUNO Shu TOMITA Yusuke KUDO Ryohei BEPPU Fumiya MORI Shunsuke KARASAWA Akira SAITO Hiroki HAZAMA Hiroyoshi YAMADA Kohei HORITA Koji SUZUKI Tomohiro NAKAMURA Saeko SASAKI Tomoo YU Zhiming Landry GUESDON
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2018.07Shoji Homu Portal
Aoki Shinji's commentary titled "JFTC Publishes Consultation Cases related to the Antimonopoly Act (FY2017)" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- AOKI Shinji
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2018.05Publications
Aoki Shinji authored an article entitled "Delay in 'Surrender' by Application for Leniency - Management might Face the Risk of Compensation for Damages" which appears as the 2nd article of the series "At the Base of Laws" on page 2 of Kinyu Keizai Shimbun on May 14, 2018.
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- AOKI Shinji
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2018.02Shoji Homu Portal
Aoki Shinji's commentary titled "Personal Information Protection Commission Publishes 'Announcement on Opt-out Notification File to be Revised'" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- AOKI Shinji
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2017.12Publications
A book co-authored by Toji Yoshihiro, Ito Hiroki and other attorneys of Iwata Godo entitled "New Story of Shareholders' Meeting" (ShojiHomu Co., Ltd., 2017) is introduced in the article "Books Useful for Corporate Legal Affairs in Food Service Industry" of Business Law Journal No.119.
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- WAKABAYASHI Shigeo TAGO Shinya MOTOMURA Takeshi YOSHIHARA Tomomichi UEDA Atsushi SAKAMOTO Tomoko IZUMI Atsushi USUI Kouji OKUSHI Kenichi KASHIWAGI Kensuke EIGUCHI Manabu SATO Shuji TANAKA Takashi FUJIWARA Hiroki MATSUDA Takao TOKUMARU Daisuke AOKI Shinji MUTOU Yuuki FUKASAWA Atsushi KUDO Ryohei HAMASAKI Yuki KARASAWA Akira HAZAMA Hiroyoshi YAMADA Kohei HORITA Koji SUZUKI Tomohiro
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- TOJI Yoshihiro ITO Hiroki
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2017.11Shoji Homu Portal
Aoki Shinji's commentary titled "Case Where the Tokyo District Court Dismissed a Claim for Damages against the Former Employees for Breach of Confidentiality Obligation" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- AOKI Shinji
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2017.05Shoji Homu Portal
Aoki Shinji's commentary titled "Judgement of the Osaka High Court, Decided that the Judgement of the Prior Instance, which Admitted a Claim for Damages against a Large Company's Auditor whose Duty is Limited to the Audit Related to Accounting, is Unreasonable” is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- AOKI Shinji
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2017.03Shoji Homu Portal
Aoki Shinji's commentary titled "Japan Federation of Bar Associations Announces Its Written Opinion about Regulation on Stealth Marketing" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- AOKI Shinji
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2017.01Publications
A book co-authored by 34 attorneys of Iwata Godo including Toji Yoshihiro, Ito Hiroki entitled "New Story of Shareholders' Meeting" is published by ShojiHomu Co., Ltd.
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- WAKABAYASHI Shigeo TAGO Shinya MOTOMURA Takeshi YOSHIHARA Tomomichi UEDA Atsushi SAKAMOTO Tomoko IZUMI Atsushi USUI Kouji OKUSHI Kenichi KASHIWAGI Kensuke EIGUCHI Manabu SATO Shuji TANAKA Takashi FUJIWARA Hiroki MATSUDA Takao TOKUMARU Daisuke AOKI Shinji MUTOU Yuuki FUKASAWA Atsushi KUDO Ryohei HAMASAKI Yuki KARASAWA Akira HAZAMA Hiroyoshi YAMADA Kohei HORITA Koji SUZUKI Tomohiro
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- TOJI Yoshihiro ITO Hiroki
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2016.12Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Oura Takashi and Suzuki Yuichi co-authored "Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.691," which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2121.
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2016.11Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Oura Takashi and Suzuki Yuichi co-authored "Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.690," which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2117.
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2016.10Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Oura Takashi and Suzuki Yuichi co-authored "Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.689," which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2114.
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2016.10Shoji Homu Portal
Aoki Shinji's commentary titled "Personal Information Protection Commission Seeks Public Comments on 'Guidelines on the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Draft)'" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- AOKI Shinji
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2016.09Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Oura Takashi and Suzuki Yuichi co-authored "Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.688," which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2112.
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2016.05Shoji Homu Portal
Aoki Shinji's commentary titled "Japan Federation of Bar Associations Announces Its Presidential Statement Regarding Enactment of 'the Act for Partial Amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure, etc.' Including Mandated Audio-visual Recordings of Interrogations, etc.” is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- AOKI Shinji
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2016.03Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Oura Takashi and Beppu Fumiya co-authored “Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.682,” which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2096.
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2016.03Shoji Homu Portal
Aoki Shinji's commentary titled "The Supreme Court of Japan, the 2nd Petty Bench Issued a Judgment Regarding Workers' Consent for Adverse Changes of Wages and Retirement Allowance" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- AOKI Shinji
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2016.02Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Oura Takashi and Beppu Fumiya co-authored “Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.681,” which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2093.
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2016.01Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Oura Takashi and Beppu Fumiya co-authored “Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.680,” which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2090.
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2015.12Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji,Oura Takashi & Sakamoto Masashi co-authored "Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.679," which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2088.
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2015.11Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Oura Takashi and Sakamoto Masafumi co-authored “Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.678,” which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2084.
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2015.11Publications
In an article to introduce Iwata Godo, Tago Shinya, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Usui Kouji, and Aoki Shinji discussed Iwata Godo’s legal approach and expertise in the insurance area, which appears in the December 7, 2015 issue of Financial Regulation.
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2015.11Shoji Homu Portal
Aoki Shinji's commentary titled "Consumer Affairs Agency Announces Ordinance, Guidelines, etc. Regarding Enforcement of Act on Special Measures Concerning Civil Court Proceedings for the Collective Redress for Property Damage Incurred by Consumers" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- AOKI Shinji
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2015.10Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Oura Takashi and Sakamoto Masafumi co-authored “Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.677,” which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2081.
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2015.09Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji,Oura Takashi & Sakamoto Masashi co-authored "Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.676," which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2079.
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2015.08Shoji Homu Portal
Aoki Shinji's commentary titled "The Intellectual Property High Court Denies Establishment of Publicity Right Infringement, etc. Concerning a Magazine Article Using Images Composing Photographic Portraits of Celebrities with Illustrations" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- AOKI Shinji
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2015.08Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Oura Takashi and Sakamoto Masafumi co-authored “Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.675,” which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2076.
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2015.07Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Oura Takashi and Sakamoto Masafumi co-authored “Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.674,” which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2074.
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2015.06Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Mutou Yuuki and Sakamoto Masafumi co-authored “Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.673,” which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2071.
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2015.05Shoji Homu Portal
Aoki Shinji's commentary titled "Tokyo Stock Exchange Announces Partial Revision of the Rules on the Listing of Securities following the Establishment of the Corporate Governance Code" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- AOKI Shinji
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2015.05Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Mutou Yuuki and Sakamoto Masafumi co-authored “Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.672,” which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2068.
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2015.04Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Mutou Yuuki and Sakamoto Masafumi co-authored “Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.671,” which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2066.
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2015.03Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Mutou Yuuki and Onimaru Nozomi co-authored “Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.670,” which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2063.
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2015.02Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Mutou Yuuki and Onimaru Nozomi co-authored “Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.669,” which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2060.
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2015.02Shoji Homu Portal
Aoki Shinji's commentary titled "Suntory Beverage & Food Limited Shifts to 'Company with Committee such as Audit Committee' is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- AOKI Shinji
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2015.01Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Mutou Yuuki and Onimaru Nozomi co-authored “Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.668,” which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2056.
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2014.12Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Mutou Yuuki and Onimaru Nozomi co-authored "Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.667," which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2054.
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2014.11Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Mutou Yuuki& Onimaru Nozomi co-authored "Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.666," which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2049.
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2014.11Shoji Homu Portal
Aoki Shinji's commentary titled "JFTC's Commencement of Hearing Procedures against 36 Companies including Rengo Co., Ltd." is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- AOKI Shinji
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2014.10Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Mutou Yuuki and Onimaru Nozomi co-authored "Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.665," which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2046.
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2014.09Publications
Toji Yoshihiro, Izumi Atsushi, Usui Kouji, Okushi Kenichi, Kashiwagi Kensuke, Eiguchi Manabu, Ito Hiroki, Matsuda Takao, Aoki Shinji, Kato Mayumi, Mutou Yuuki, Onimaru Nozomi, Fukasawa Atsushi, Arata Ryusuke, Tomita Yusuke, Sato Takaki, Sakamoto Masafumi, Kudo Ryohei, Beppu Fumiya and Karasawa Akira co-authored an article entitled "Special Feature: The Companies Act as Amended and Questions and Answers of Relevant Business Practices – Revisions Concerning Merger and Acquisition" which appears in Kinyu Houmu Jijo No. 2002.
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2014.09Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Mutou Yuuki and Onimaru Nozomi co-authored “Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.664,” which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2044.
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2014.09Shoji Homu Portal
Aoki Shinji's commentary titled "Ministry of Economy Publicly Announces Its Request to Fair Trade Commission for Measures against Breach of Act Concerning Special Measures for Pass-on of Consumption Tax" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- AOKI Shinji
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2014.08Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ito Hiroki, Aoki Shinji, Mutou Yuuki and Onimaru Nozomi co-authored “Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.663,” which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2041.
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2014.07Publications
Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Okushi Kenichi, Ito Hiroki and Aoki Shinji co-authored "Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.662," which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2039.
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2014.06Publications
Toji Yoshihiro, Motomura Takeshi, Okushi Kenichi, Ito Hiroki and Aoki Shinji co-authored "Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.661," which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2036.
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2014.05Publications
Toji Yoshihiro, Motomura Takeshi, Okushi Kenichi, Ito Hiroki and Aoki Shinji co-authored "Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.660," which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2033.
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2014.04Publications
Toji Yoshihiro, Motomura Takeshi, Okushi Kenichi, Ito Hiroki and Aoki Shinji co-authored "Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran No.659," which appears in Shoji Homu No. 2031.
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2012.08Publications
Sakamoto Tomoko, Okushi Kenichi, Tsukada Yuki, Aoki Shinji, Mutou Yuuki and Motomura Takeshi co-authored the article entitled "Practical business response learning from the financial ADR cases," which appears in Ginko Jitsumu Vol. 42 No.10.
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2012.01Publications
Toji Yoshihiro and Aoki Shinji co-authored an article entitled ” Right of Retention under Commercial Law in Civil Rehabilitation procedure”, which appears in NBL Vol.969.
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- TOJI Yoshihiro AOKI Shinji
Lectures, Seminars and Conferences
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2015.12
Tago Shinya, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Usui Kouji, and Aoki Shinji offered a seminar entitled, "Recent Insurance Claim Cases with Difficulty in Making Judgement about Responsibility ? In View of Judicial Precedents with Regard to Interpretation of an Insurance Contract” at Insurance Forum 2015 (held by Seminar-info Co.,Ltd.) on November 26, 2015.
News
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2016.01
Toji Yoshihiro, Okushi Kenichi, Aoki Shinji, Kudo Ryohei and others represented a defendant financial institution in a case judged on March 5, 2015, at Tokyo High Court, where dismissal of all the claims was admitted, and judged in prior instance on September 9, 2014, at Tokyo District Court (the case decided that neither a breach of principle of suitability or a breach of accountability is recognized even if explanation about the relevant market valuation was not provided to a customer while the customer had no knowledge about market valuation calculated by financial engineering method) and a commentary article on the case appears in Kinyu Houmu Jijo No. 2032.