Information Technology

The IT and telecommunications sectors are experiencing significant changes due to digitalization and other innovations. Businesses that were not regulated in the past are rapidly becoming subject to regulation under the Telecommunications Business Act (TBA) due to their provision of services on websites or apps. We advise on a wide range of issues under the TBA and the Radio Act (including notifications and registrations under the TBA and acting as registered agent in Japan), as well as contract negotiations and M&A, and represent clients in disputes between telecommunications companies. Our clients on telecommunications issues are both Japanese and foreign, and are in a wide range of sectors, including IT, telecom, media, satellite communications and broadcasting.