FUKUCHI Takumi
- Title
- Associate
- Bar Association
- Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association
- E-mail address
- takumi.fukuchi@iwatagodo.com
Engaged Cases
Personnel/labor cases (on the employer’s side)
・Consultation on daily personnel and labor issues (working hours, wages (overtime allowance, etc.), recruitment, retirement, transfer/secondment, disciplinary punishment, dismissal, mental health, harassment, occupational accidents, personal information management, etc.)
・Advice on how to deal with problematic employees
・Preparation and revision of working rules, etc., and dealing with problems associated therewith
・Labor due diligence (M&A, IPO, etc.)
・Response to workers’ union (collective bargain and administrative negotiation with labor unions, petition for unreasonable labor action and mediation with the Labor Relations Commission, etc.)
・Handling disputes and administrative actions (litigation, labor tribunals, provisional dispositions, guidance on advice from/mediation with the Labor Bureau, guidance on investigation by the Labor Standards Inspection Office, voluntary negotiations with the principal and agent, etc.)
・Lawsuits, dispute resolution
Other general corporate matters
・Review of varieties of agreements
・General shareholders’ meetings
・Corporate governance
M&A/corporate reorganization
Career Summary
- March 1991
- Born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- March 2009
- Graduated from Johoku Senior High School
- March 2014
- Received his LL.B. from Waseda University
- March 2016
- Received his J.D. from Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Law
- December 2017
- Received his Diploma from the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (70th)・Registered as a Japanese attorney
- December 2017
- Joined Takai Okazeri Law Firm
- July 2020
- Joined Iwata Godo
Professional Memberships
Labor Legislation Committee of Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association
Member of Management Lawyers Council
Awards
The Best Lawyers in Japan 2026
The Best Lawyers in Japan 2025
The Best Lawyers in Japan 2024
The Best Lawyers in Japan 2023
List of Main Publications
【Publications】
・"Labor Issues for Managers" (co-author, Kinzai, 2025)
・"Annual Summaries of Labor-Related Judicial and Administrative Decisions" (co-author, Roumugyousei, 2024)
・"2023 Version: Summary of Annual Judicial Precedents and Orders for Labour Cases" (co-author, Roumugyousei Co., Ltd., 2023)
・“The Latest Shareholder Meeting Stories” (co-author, Shoji Homu, 2022)
・"2022 Version: Summary of Annual Judicial Precedents and Orders for Labour Cases" (co-author, Roumugyousei Co., Ltd., 2022)
・"Retirement Recommendation・Recruitment of Voluntary Resignation・Description and Form of PIP" (co-author, Seirin Shoin, 2022)
・"6,000 Lectures on Legal Issues for Financial Institutions" (co-author, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc. , 2022)
・“Case Studies of Dismissal, Refusal to Renew Employment, and Disciplinary Action for Employers’ Reference” (co-author, Seirin Shoin, 2021)
・"2020 Version: Summary of Annual Judicial Precedents and Orders for Labour Cases" (co-author, Roumugyousei Co., Ltd., 2020)
・Commentary on Jurisprudence Analysis of Wins and Losses of Dismissal and Disciplinary Action " (co-author, Nihon Kajo Publishing Co., Ltd. 2020)
【Articles】
・"How Financial Institutions Should Handle Abusive Customers Based on Their Manuals, etc." (co-author, October issue of Ginko Jitsumu)
・"8th Article on Employment Law - Counting Hours Worked Outside the Workplace" (co-author, Roseijiho No. 4074, 2024)
・"Can you prohibit frequent use of business chat tools?" (Consultation Room Q&A of Roseijiho No. 4061, 2023)
・"If an employee voluntarily resigns due to illness, and then later argues the resignation is void due to lack of legal capacity" (Consultation Room Q&A of Roseijiho No. 4043, 2022)
・"M&A in Logistics Companies: Legal Issues" (co-author, September/October, 2022 issue of Ryutsu Networking)
・“Supplemental Pay in Busy Seasons for Part-Time Workers” (Consultation Room Q&A of Roseijiho No. 4031, 2022)
・“Recruiting and Hiring Foreigners Working in Japan” (Consultation Room Q&A of Roseijiho No. 4022, 2021)
・“Lifting of Digital Payment of Salary and Its Impact on Financial Transactions” (co-author, Ginko Jitsumu No. 747, July 2021)
・“Basic Law Course Useful in Practice (70) Equal Pay for Equal Work” (co-author, Roseijiho No. 4012, 2021)
・“Is it a problem to require an employee to inform its manager when going to a lavatory during business hours?” (Consultation Room Q&A of Roseijiho No. 4007, 2021)
・“Legal and Practical Measures in Considering Withdrawal of a Tentative Job Offer” (co-author, Roseijiho No. 4006, 2020)
【Series of Articles】
"Labor Management Counseling for Working Styles in Different Industries and Occupations" (co-author, Monthly Jinji Romu Jitsumu no Q&A)
"Legal Issues that HR managers Should Know" (co-author, Monthly Jinji Romu Jitsumu no Q&A)
Publications
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202503
Series／Mental Health Response Based on Case Studies; "Requesting and Ordering Employees to have a medical examination"
Publisher: Jinji Romu Jitsumu no Q&A April 2025 issue
- Author：
- FUJIWARA Hiroki FUKUCHI Takumi
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202501
Labor Issues for Managers（Kinzai）
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202412
Fukuchi Takumi authors a commentary on the Consumer Affairs Agency's study group on whistleblower protection (Shoji Homu Portal website)
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- FUKUCHI Takumi
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202412
Fujiwara Hiroki and Fukuchi Takumi author an article for HR managers on legal issues related to the hiring of foreign nationals (Jinji Romu Jitsumu no Q&A)
- Author：
- FUJIWARA Hiroki FUKUCHI Takumi
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202410
Tomita Yusuke and Fukuchi Takumi author an article in Ginko Jitsumu on how financial institutions should handle abusive customers
- Author：
- TOMITA Yusuke FUKUCHI Takumi
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202409
Fukuchi Takumi authors an employment law article in Roseijiho on night shift pay for managerial employees
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- FUKUCHI Takumi
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202409
IG lawyers co-author the 2024 edition of Annual Summaries of Labor-Related Judicial and Administrative Decisions (Roumugyousei)
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202408
Fukuchi Takumi authors a commentary on the Consumer Affairs Agency's corrective actions order against RIZAP, Inc. for misrepresentation of product quality and stealth marketing (Shoji Homu Portal website)
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- FUKUCHI Takumi
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202407
Fujiwara Hiroki and Fukuchi Takumi author an article for HR managers on legal issues relating to an employer's demand that its employee find a guarantor (Jinji Romu Jitsumu no Q&A)
- Author：
- FUJIWARA Hiroki FUKUCHI Takumi
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202404
Fukuchi Takumi authors a commentary on the Consumer Affairs Agency's release on the effectiveness of corporate whistleblower programs (Shoji Homu Portal website)
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- FUKUCHI Takumi
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202403
Fukuchi Takumi, Toyooka Hiroto and Kitagawa Hiroki author an employment law article in Roseijiho on counting hours worked outside the workplace
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202402
Fujiwara Hiroki and Fukuchi Takumi co-author an article for HR managers on legal issues relating to hiring of employees (Jinji Romu Jitsumu no Q&A)
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- FUJIWARA Hiroki FUKUCHI Takumi
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202401
Fujiwara Hiroki and Fukuchi Takumi co-author an article for HR managers on legal issues arising when an employee is arrested or detained by police (Jinji Romu Jitsumu no Q&A)
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- FUJIWARA Hiroki FUKUCHI Takumi
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202310
Fukuchi Takumi authors a commentary on deliberations at the Cabinet Secretariat on a security clearance system for economic security (Shoji Homu Portal website)
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- FUKUCHI Takumi
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202309
The lawyers of our firm co-author the 2023 edition of Annual Summaries of Labor-Related Judicial and Administrative Decisions (Roumugyousei)
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202308
Fukuchi Takumi authors "Can you prohibit frequent use of business chat tools?" in Consultation Room Q&A of Roseijiho, 4061
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- FUKUCHI Takumi
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202308
Fujiwara Hiroki and Fukuchi Takumi co-author an article on IT industries for the series "Labor Management Counseling for Different Workplace Cultures" in Jinji Romu Jitsumu no Q&A
- Author：
- FUJIWARA Hiroki FUKUCHI Takumi
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202305
Fukuchi Takumi authors "Freelance Protection Act Becomes Law" on the Shoji Homu Portal website
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- FUKUCHI Takumi
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202305
Fujiwara Hiroki and Fukuchi Takumi co-author "Medical Industry (6)" for the series "Labor Management Counseling for Working Styles in Different Industries and Occupations" in the June issue of Jinji Romu Jitsumu no Q&A
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- FUJIWARA Hiroki FUKUCHI Takumi
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202212
Iwata Godo lawyers co-author The Latest Shareholder Meeting Stories(Shoji Homu)
- Author：
- TOJI Yoshihiro TAGO Shinya SAKAMOTO Tomoko IZUMI Atsushi ITO Hiroki EIGUCHI Manabu ITO Nanako AOKI Shinji TOKUMARU Daisuke MUTOU Yuuki KAKUNO Shu TOMITA Yusuke IIDA Hiroshi UENISHI Takuya MORI Shunsuke KARASAWA Akira ISHIKAWA Teppei SUZUKI Tomohiro SEKIGUCHI Akimasa SASAKI Tomoo ISHIKAWA Hiroaki FUKATSU Haruno FUKUCHI Takumi TOYOOKA Hiroto MATSUHASHI Sho KUKIMOTO Sayaka NOGUCHI Daisuke ITO Natsuho ANZAI Kazuto MATSUDA Taiki
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202211
Fukuchi Takumi authored "If an employee voluntarily resigns due to illness, and then later argues the resignation is void due to lack of legal capacity" in Consultation Room Q&A of Roseijiho 4043
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- FUKUCHI Takumi
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202209
Fujiwara Hiroki and Fukuchi Takumi co-authored "Education Industry (3)" for the series "Labor Management Counseling for Working Styles in Different Industries and Occupations" in the October issue of Jinji Romu Jitsumu no Q&A
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- FUJIWARA Hiroki FUKUCHI Takumi
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202209
Izumi Atsushi, Fukuchi Takumi and Matsuda Taiki co-authored "M&A in Logistics Companies: Legal Issues" in the September/October issue of Ryutsu Networking
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- IZUMI Atsushi FUKUCHI Takumi MATSUDA Taiki
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202207
Fukuchi Takumi, Kitagawa Hiroki, Kaneki Nobuyuki, Noguchi Daisuke, Ito Natsuho, Anzai Kazuto, Matsuda Taiki, Okanami Kentaro, and Bando Taisei co-authored the 2022edition of Annual Summaries of Labor-Related Judicial and Administrative Decisions (Roumugyousei).
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202206
Fukuchi Takumi's commentary on amendments to the Consumer Contract Act and the 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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- FUKUCHI Takumi
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202206
The lawyers of our firm co-authored "Labor Management and Information Security Measures for Telework (Practice Series No. 255)" (SMBC Consulting).
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202206
Fukuchi Takumi participated in the writing of Soliciting Employee Resignations and PIP (Seirin Shoin).
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- FUKUCHI Takumi
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202205
Fujiwara Hiroki and Fukuchi Takumi co-authored "Transportation Industry (3)" for the series "Labor Management Counseling for Working Styles in Different Industries and Occupations" in the May issue of the journal "Jinji Romu Jitsumu no Q&A".
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- FUJIWARA Hiroki FUKUCHI Takumi
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202203
Fukuchi Takumi authored "Supplemental Pay in Busy Seasons for Part-Time Workers" in Consultation Room Q&A of Roseijiho 4031.
- Author：
- FUKUCHI Takumi
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202202
The lawyers of our firm participated in the writing of 6,000 Lectures on Legal Issues for Financial Institutions (Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc.)
- Author：
- WAKABAYASHI Shigeo TOJI Yoshihiro TAGO Shinya MOTOMURA Takeshi YOSHIHARA Tomomichi URANAKA Hirotaka UEDA Atsushi SAKAMOTO Tomoko IZUMI Atsushi TANAKA Takashi OKUSHI Kenichi KASHIWAGI Kensuke EIGUCHI Manabu ITO Hiroki ITO Nanako MARUYAMA Shinji MATSUDA Takao FUJIWARA Hiroki MATSUDA Akira AOKI Shinji TOKUMARU Daisuke MUTOU Yuuki FUKASAWA Atsushi KAKUNO Shu TOMITA Yusuke IIDA Hiroshi UENISHI Takuya KUDO Ryohei MORI Shunsuke KARASAWA Akira AOYAMA Masahiro SAITO Hiroki IKEDA Minako ISHIKAWA Teppei YAMADA Kohei SUZUKI Tomohiro SEKIGUCHI Akimasa NAKAMURA Saeko FUKATSU Haruno ADACHI Makoto FUKUCHI Takumi MATSUHASHI Sho KUKIMOTO Sayaka KANEKI Nobuyuki
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202201
Fukuchi Takumi's commentary "Hiring Rules for Diverse Full-Time Employees and Related Issues: MHLW Held the 10th meeting of its Study Group on Diversity in Labor Contract Rules" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- FUKUCHI Takumi
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202111
Fujiwara Hiroki and Fukuchi Takumi co-authored "Pharmaceutical Industry (3)" for the series "Labor Management Counseling for Working Styles in Different Industries and Occupations" in the December issue of the journal "Jinji Romu Jitsumu no Q&A".
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- FUJIWARA Hiroki FUKUCHI Takumi
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202110
Fukuchi Takumi authored "Recruiting and Hiring Foreigners Working in Japan" in Consultation Room Q&A of Roseijiho No. 4022.
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202107
Fukuchi Takumi's commentary titled "With Respect to the Proposal for the Election of Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members, the Proposal of the Company by the Request of Audit and Supervisory Committee Members Conflicts with the Proposal of the Activist, --Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Hosted by TENMA Corporation as of June 29, 2021” is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- FUKUCHI Takumi
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202106
Tomita Yusuke and Fukuchi Takumi co-authored an article titled "Lifting of Digital Payment of Salary and Its Impact on Financial Transactions" which appears in Ginko Jitsumu No. 747 (July 2021 issue).
- Author：
- TOMITA Yusuke FUKUCHI Takumi
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202106
Fujiwara Hiroki and Fukuchi Takumi co-authored the 19th article of the series "Labor Management Counseling in accordance with a Variety of Working Styles by Industry and Occupation" titled "Restaurant Industry (4)" which appears in the July 2021 issue of a monthly magazine, Jinji Romu Jitsumu no Q&A.
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- FUJIWARA Hiroki FUKUCHI Takumi
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202105
Fukuchi Takumi contributed to the publication of Case Studies of Dismissal, Refusal to Renew Employment, and Disciplinary Action for Employers' Reference which is published by Seirin Shoin.
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- FUKUCHI Takumi
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202104
Nakano Masayuki, Fujiwara Hiroki, Nakamura Saeko and Fukuchi Takumi co-authored the article titled "Basic Law Course Useful in Practice (70) Equal Pay for Equal Work" which appears in 4012 issue of Roseijiho.
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202103
Fujiwara Hiroki and Fukuchi Takumi co-authored the 16th article of the series "Labor Management Counseling in accordance with a Variety of Working Styles by Industry and Occupation" titled "Restaurant Industry (1)" which appears in the April 2021 issue of a monthly magazine, Jinji Romu Jitsumu no Q&A.
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- FUJIWARA Hiroki FUKUCHI Takumi
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202102
Tago Shinya, Eiguchi Manabu, Fujiwara Hiroki, Nakamura Saeko and Fukuchi Takumi co-authored "Points to be Noted in Changes of Working Conditions and Workforce Reduction due to Business Restructuring" which appears in March 2021 issue of SMBC Management+ of SMBC’s social gathering for discussion of business operations.
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202101
Fukuchi Takumi authored an article titled "Is it a problem to require an employee to inform its manager when going to a lavatory during business hours?" which appears in Consultation Room Q&A of Roseijiho, 4007.
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- FUKUCHI Takumi
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202101
Fujiwara Hiroki and Fukuchi Takumi co-authored the 14th article of the series "Labor Management Counseling in accordance with a Variety of Working Styles by Industry and Occupation" titled "Media Industry (3)" which appears in the February 2021 issue of a monthly magazine, Jinji Romu Jitsumu no Q&A.
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- FUJIWARA Hiroki FUKUCHI Takumi
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202012
Fukuchi Takumi's commentary titled "Japan Audit & Supervisory Board Members Association publicized 'The Principles to Strengthen the Audit System with the aim of Preventing Misconducts in Corporate Groups.' " is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- FUKUCHI Takumi
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202012
Fujiwara Hiroki and Fukuchi Takumi co-authored "Legal and Practical Measures in Considering Withdrawal of a Tentative Job Offer" which appears in Roseijiho, 4006.
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- FUJIWARA Hiroki FUKUCHI Takumi
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202012
Fujiwara Hiroki and Fukuchi Takumi co-authored the 12th article of the series "Labor Management Counseling in accordance with a Variety of Working Styles by Industry and Occupation" titled "Media Industry (1)" which appears in the December 2020 issue of a monthly magazine, Jinji Romu Jitsumu no Q&A.
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- FUJIWARA Hiroki FUKUCHI Takumi
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202009
Fujiwara Hiroki and Fukuchi Takumi co-authored the 10th article of the series "Labor Management Counseling in accordance with a Variety of Working Styles by Industry and Occupation" titled "Manufacturing Industry (4)" which appears in the October 2020 issue of a monthly magazine, Jinji Romu Jitsumu no Q&A.
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- FUJIWARA Hiroki FUKUCHI Takumi
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202008
Fukuchi Takumi's commentary titled "Discussions such as 'Management of Working Hours in the Case of a Side Business/Subsidiary Business' and 'Review of the Principle of Affixing Seals to Notifications, etc. based on the Labor Standards Act' were made at 162th Subcommittee on Working Conditions, Labor Policy Council of the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare” is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
- Author：
- FUKUCHI Takumi
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Seminars
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202504
e-course on understanding appropriate responses to customer harassment
Speaker： FUKUCHI Takumi
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202502
"Customer Harassment Measures Training for Department and Store Managers"
Speaker： FUKUCHI Takumi
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202501
"Seminar on handling abusive customers"
Speaker： FUKUCHI Takumi
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202411
Fujiwara Hiroki and Fukuchi Takumi give a seminar "How Financial Institutions Make Use of Specialists and Highly Skilled Personnel" at Kinzai
Speaker： FUJIWARA Hiroki FUKUCHI Takumi
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News
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202504
22 lawyers of our firm were recognized in The Best Lawyers in Japan 2026.
Best Lawyers
■ Antitrust / Competition Law
TOJI Yoshihiro
IZUMI Atsushi
■ Banking and Finance Law
TOJI Yoshihiro
SAKAMOTO Tomoko
MATSUDA Takao
■ Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
MOTOMURA Takeshi
■ Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice
YOSHIHARA Tomomichi
■ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
TAGO Shinya
MOTOMURA Takeshi
URANAKA Hirotaka
■ Labor and Employment Law
TAGO Shinya
■ Litigation
TOJI Yoshihiro
WAKABAYASHI Shigeo
MOTOMURA Takeshi
YOSHIHARA Tomomichi
URANAKA Hirotaka
■ Tax Law
MUTOU Yuuki
Best Lawyers - "Ones to Watch"
■ Antitrust / Competition Law
OKAMURA Yu
MATSUHASHI Sho
■ Arbitration and Mediation
NAKAMURA Saeko
MIURA Takashi
■ Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
OKAMURA Yu
SASAKI Tomoo
FUKATSU Haruno
FUKUCHI Takumi
KITAGAWA Hiroki
TOYOOKA Hiroto
MATSUHASHI Sho
■ Information Technology Law
ADACHI Makoto
■ Intellectual Property Law (Non-Patent)
ISHIKAWA Hiroaki
■ Labor and Employment Law
NAKAMURA Saeko
KITAGAWA Hiroki
■ Privacy and Data Security Law
HORITA Koji -
202404
20 lawyers of our firm were recognized in The Best Lawyers in Japan 2025.
Best Lawyers
■ Antitrust / Competition Law
TOJI Yoshihiro
■ Arbitration and Mediation
UEDA Atsushi
■ Banking and Finance Law
TOJI Yoshihiro
SAKAMOTO Tomoko
MATSUDA Takao
■ Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
MOTOMURA Takeshi
■ Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice
YOSHIHARA Tomomichi
■ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
TAGO Shinya
MOTOMURA Takeshi
URANAKA Hirotaka
■ Labor and Employment Law
TAGO Shinya
■ Litigation
TOJI Yoshihiro
WAKABAYASHI Shigeo
MOTOMURA Takeshi
YOSHIHARA Tomomichi
URANAKA Hirotaka
Best Lawyers - "Ones to Watch"
■ Antitrust / Competition Law
ISHIKAWA Teppei
■ Arbitration and Mediation
SAITO Hiroki
NAKAMURA Saeko
■ Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
KARASAWA Akira
IKEDA Minako
YAMADA Kohei
SUZUKI Tomohiro
FUKUCHI Takumi
■ Information Technology Law
SAITO Hiroki
■ Intellectual Property Law (Non-Patent)
ISHIKAWA Hiroaki
■ Labor and Employment Law
KITAGAWA Hiroki
■ Privacy and Data Security Law
HORITA Koji -
202305
19 lawyers of our firm were recognized in The Best Lawyers in Japan 2024.
Best Lawyers
■ Antitrust / Competition Law
TOJI Yoshihiro
■ Arbitration and Mediation
UEDA Atsushi
■ Banking and Finance Law
TOJI Yoshihiro
SAKAMOTO Tomoko
MATSUDA Takao
■ Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
MOTOMURA Takeshi
■ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
TAGO Shinya
URANAKA Hirotaka
■ Labor and Employment Law
TAGO Shinya
■ Litigation
TOJI Yoshihiro
WAKABAYASHI Shigeo
MOTOMURA Takeshi
YOSHIHARA Tomomichi
URANAKA Hirotaka
■ Product Liability Litigation
TOJI Yoshihiro
Best Lawyers - "Ones to Watch"
■ Antitrust / Competition Law
ISHIKAWA Teppei
■ Arbitration and Mediation
SAITO Hiroki
■ Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
KARASAWA Akira
IKEDA Minako
YAMADA Kohei
SUZUKI Tomohiro
FUKUCHI Takumi
■ Information Technology Law
SAITO Hiroki
■ Intellectual Property Law (Non-Patent)
ISHIKAWA Hiroaki
■ Labor and Employment Law
KITAGAWA Hiroki
■ Privacy and Data Security Law
HORITA Koji -
202007
We welcomed a new attorney, Fukuchi Takumi.
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