News

2021

  • 2021.12

    The Nikkei carried a comment by Uenishi Takuya.

    Uenishi Takuya's comment appeared in Nikkei article "Collusion is not Accepted in the Shareholders Meeting: Kansai Super and H2O are Integrated Today. Transparency is Essential for Resolution Rules." on page 17 of its morning edition dated December 15, 2021.

  • 2021.12

    The Nikkei carried a comment by Uenishi Takuya.

    His comment appeared in the Nikkei article "Osaka High Court Overrules District Court, Allows Integration at Kansai Super Market" on page 17 of its morning edition of December 8.

  • 2021.12

    The Nikkei morning edition of December 1 carried an article "ITOCHU Launches a Tire in England with Traceable Raw Materials".

    The Nikkei published the article on the commercialization of "Project Tree" of ITOCHU Corporation (for which Landry Guesdon of IWATA GODO serves as an advisor) on page 14 of its morning edition of December 1. "Project Tree" is the first blockchain-based natural rubber traceability and sustainability project in the world and utilizes the value chain of ITOCHU's subsidiary PT. Aneka Bumi Pratama, a major Indonesian natural rubber processing company, and European Tyre Enterprise Limited, a major tire wholesaler and retailer.

  • 2021.08

    Matsuda Akira's comment on the amendment to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information in 2022 appears in the article (dated August 9, 2021) titled "Japan revised guidelines tighten data security" of Global Data Review.

    Matsuda Akira's comment regarding 2020 Amendment of the Personal Information Protection Act appeared in the article titled "Japan's privacy amendments finalised" (dated June 17, 2020) at Global Data Review.

  • 2021.08

    Matsuda Akira's comment was introduced in the article of the Nikkei.

    Matsuda Akira's comment appeared in the Nikkei. His comment appeared in the August 7, 2021 Nikkei article "US to Step Up Enforcement Against No-Poach Agreements and Other Employer Cartels"

  • 2021.08

    Changes in the Methods of Entry and Exit for the Marunouchi Building

    The methods of entry and exit for the Marunouchi Building have been changed to the system using a QR code.
    When visiting our office, please bring the "Entry and Exit QR Code" sent from our office in advance with you.

    ◆Procedures for entry and exit◆
    (1) Please come to the office entrance at Tokyo station side on the first floor.
    (2) Please enter the building by holding the "Entry and Exit QR code" sent by the person in charge of our office over the flapper gate for visitors. It can be printed or displayed on a smartphone.
    (3) When leaving as well, please exit the building by holding the "Entry and Exit QR Code" over the flapper gate of the exit at Tokyo Station side on the first floor.

    ◆Precautions◆
    ・If you visit our office with multiple persons, please bring the "Entry and Exit QR Code" one by one.
     You can also use a copied or transferred one.
    ・"Entry and Exit QR Code" can be used only on the designated date.

    Our apologies for your inconvenience, but we greatly appreciate your cooperation.

  • 2021.07

    We formed a business alliance with Tsujimaru International Patent Office for the purpose of further strengthening our legal services in the intellectual property law field.

  • 2021.07

    We welcomed a new attorney, Kitagawa Hiroki.

  • 2021.07

    Yamada Kohei has been abroad to study at the Cornell Law School from July.

  • 2021.06

    We welcomed a new attorney, Fujinami Tomonori.

  • 2021.04

    Landry Guesdon's interview appeared in an article titled "Big In Japan: How To Make It In The World's Third Largest Market" on Forbes dated April 15, 2021.

  • 2021.03

    We welcomed a new attorney, Kaneki Nobuyuki.

  • 2021.01

    Fukasawa Atsushi, Iida Hiroshi and Mori Shunsuke were appointed Partners.

  • 2021.01

    We welcomed new attorneys, Matsuda Taiki, Okanami Kentaro and Bando Taisei.