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Trump’s Tariff Policies, Tariff Negotiations, and Their Implications – Part2
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Trump’s Tariff Policies, Tariff Negotiations, and Their Implications – Part1
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Business and Legal Practice in Asia
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U.S.-Japan Export Controls and Recent Developments in Practice - Part 1: The Importance of Export Control Regulations and Recent Developments-
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U.S.-Japan Export Controls and Recent Developments in Practice - Part 2: Approaches to Internal Control Systems, and Export Control Classification and Customer Management -
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Nagashima receives awards in two categories at the FT Innovative Lawyers Asia-Pacific Awards 2026, with firm-wide recognition
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Sports Business Legal Front in Japan
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Scrutiny from regulators outside Japan: Challenges for Japanese companies – Episode 1: Series overview
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Recent trends in investment projects in Asia
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Our Office’s Efforts in Real Estate and Infrastructure Projects in Asia
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Recent Trends in Compliance and Dispute Resolution Projects in Asia
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publications
2026.07.10
Articles
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Derivatives 2026 – Chapter 11 Japan
- Ichiro Oya
- Masayuki Fukuda
- Hideaki Suda
- Tsutomu Endo
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seminars
2026.07.08
NO&T Seminars
Only 5 Months Until Enforcement! Practical Guide to Japan‘s 2025 Amended Whistleblower Protection Act
- Tsubasa Watanabe
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publications
2026.07.08
Newsletters
[From Singapore Office] Employment law: implied obligations and termination – takeaways from recent cases
- Justin Ee
- Nozomi Kato
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publications
2026.07.08
Articles
Chambers Global Practice Guides Corporate Governance 2026 Japan – Law & Practice
- Hiroshi Mitoma
- Tomohiko Iwasaki
- Kosuke Hamaguchi
- Akira Komatsu
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2026.07.07
Awards
Nagashima Receives Multiple Awards at Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific & China Awards 2026
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seminars
2026.07.07
NO&T Seminars
Scrutiny from regulators outside Japan: Challenges for Japanese companies – Episode 13: Paralysis in the face of ‘difficult’ decisions
- John Lane
- Hironobu Tsukamoto
- Anup Bharadwaj
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2026.07.06
Announcements
Opening of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Silicon Valley Office
- Ryosuke Isaji
- David G. Odrich
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2026.06.30
New Additions
Olivia Nomura joins Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
- Olivia Nomura
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2026.07.07
Awards
Nagashima Receives Multiple Awards at Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific & China Awards 2026
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2026.07.06
Announcements
Opening of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Silicon Valley Office
- Ryosuke Isaji
- David G. Odrich
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topics
2026.06.30
New Additions
Olivia Nomura joins Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
- Olivia Nomura
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2026.06.23
Awards
IM & Partners in Association with Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Receives High Recognition in Hukumonline’s 2026 Rankings for the Practice Leaders and Top 100 Indonesian Law Firms
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seminars
2026.07.08
NO&T Seminars
Only 5 Months Until Enforcement! Practical Guide to Japan‘s 2025 Amended Whistleblower Protection Act
- Tsubasa Watanabe
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seminars
2026.07.07
NO&T Seminars
Scrutiny from regulators outside Japan: Challenges for Japanese companies – Episode 13: Paralysis in the face of ‘difficult’ decisions
- John Lane
- Hironobu Tsukamoto
- Anup Bharadwaj
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seminars
2026.06.23
NO&T Seminars
Scrutiny from regulators outside Japan: Challenges for Japanese companies – Episode 12: Attempting to check what competitors are doing when misconduct is identified
- John Lane
- Peter Bungate
- Anup Bharadwaj
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seminars
2026.06.22
Seminars
Let’s Workshop: Negotiating Arbitration Clauses – Pitfalls and Best Practices
- Shota Toda
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publications
2026.07.08
Newsletters
[From Singapore Office] Employment law: implied obligations and termination – takeaways from recent cases
- Justin Ee
- Nozomi Kato
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publications
2026.06.29
Newsletters
Powering the Cloud: Navigating Thailand’s Data Center Boom and the New Green Energy Mandates
- Kobchai Nitungkorn
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publications
2026.06.26
Newsletters
SpaceX and PayPay Achieve Landmark Simultaneous U.S. and Japan Public Offerings Through IPO/POWL Structuring
- Shinichi Araki
- Gaku Oshima
- Soichiro Kajihara
- Paul Masafumi Iguchi
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publications
2026.06.24
Newsletters
Thailand Introduces Updated Promotion Regime for Data Center Businesses (Thailand)
- Charuwan Charoonchitsathian
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publications
2026.07.10
Articles
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Derivatives 2026 – Chapter 11 Japan
- Ichiro Oya
- Masayuki Fukuda
- Hideaki Suda
- Tsutomu Endo
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publications
2026.07.08
Articles
Chambers Global Practice Guides Corporate Governance 2026 Japan – Law & Practice
- Hiroshi Mitoma
- Tomohiko Iwasaki
- Kosuke Hamaguchi
- Akira Komatsu
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publications
2026.06.15
Articles
The Legal 500: 4th Edition Class Actions Country Comparative Guide – Japan
- Oki Mori
- Kiyoshi Sudo
- Atsushi Ikuta
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publications
2026.06.09
Articles
Expansion of Investment Targets for Japanese J-REITs: Increased Investment in Operational Assets, Such as Data Centers
- Kenji Utsumi
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pro_bono
2026.04.21
Pro Bono
Nagashima supported the Japanese translation of the “UN LGBTIQ+ Standards Gap Analysis Tool”
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pro_bono
2024.07.17
Pro Bono
NO&T Becomes 2024 Annual Sponsor of TELL
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pro_bono
2024.02.05
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NO&T shortlisted for Specialised Awards: Pro bono at the IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2024
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pro_bono
2024.01.31
Pro Bono
NO&T shortlisted for Asian Pro Bono Initiative of the Year at the Asia Legal Awards 2024
Featured Topics
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Jan 13, 2026
Scrutiny from regulators outside Japan: Challenges for Japanese companies
Our lawyers have developed this series to discuss the challenges that Japanese companies face when dealing with internal fraud or misconduct, and stakeholders overseas start to ask difficult questions. In bringing this series together, they have leveraged decades of experience successfully defending Japanese clients against foreign regulators and litigants.
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Aug 22, 2025
Trump’s Tariff Policies, Tariff Negotiations, and Their Implications – Part2
President Trump, who refers to himself as “Tariff Man,” announced a substantial increase in tariffs on imports from all countries immediately following his presidential re-inauguration in January 2025. He further declared the introduction of “reciprocal” tariffs targeting countries with large trade deficits with the United States, sending shock waves through the global economy. Following these ann
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Aug 21, 2025
Trump’s Tariff Policies, Tariff Negotiations, and Their Implications – Part1
President Trump, who refers to himself as “Tariff Man,” announced a substantial increase in tariffs on imports from all countries immediately following his presidential re-inauguration in January 2025. He further declared the introduction of “reciprocal” tariffs targeting countries with large trade deficits with the United States, sending shock waves through the global economy. Following these ann
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Mar 26, 2025
U.S.-Japan Export Controls and Recent Developments in Practice – Part 2: Approaches to Internal Control Systems, and Export Control Classification and Customer Management –
Part02:In recent years, various countries have repeatedly strengthened their export control regulations with the primary goal of bolstering economic security, while concurrently imposing sanctions, including export controls, in response to the Russian-Ukraine situation.
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Mar 25, 2025
U.S.-Japan Export Controls and Recent Developments in Practice – Part 1: The Importance of Export Control Regulations and Recent Developments-
Part01:In recent years, various countries have repeatedly strengthened their export control regulations with the primary goal of bolstering economic security, while concurrently imposing sanctions, including export controls, in response to the Russian-Ukraine situation.
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Feb 1, 2024
Sports Business Legal Front in Japan
NO&T STADIUM Sports Business Legal Front in Japan To assist our clients in the rapidly expanding and diverse sports and e-sports industries, we provide legal advice and solutions on complex business and regulatory issues involving these industries. play ball The sports industry is growing globally and becoming more international. Mainly because consumers now prefer experiences over products,
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Jan 13, 2026
Scrutiny from regulators outside Japan: Challenges for Japanese companies
Our lawyers have developed this series to discuss the challenges that Japanese companies face when dealing with internal fraud or misconduct, and stakeholders overseas start to ask difficult questions. In bringing this series together, they have leveraged decades of experience successfully defending Japanese clients against foreign regulators and litigants.
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Aug 22, 2025
Trump’s Tariff Policies, Tariff Negotiations, and Their Implications – Part2
President Trump, who refers to himself as “Tariff Man,” announced a substantial increase in tariffs on imports from all countries immediately following his presidential re-inauguration in January 2025. He further declared the introduction of “reciprocal” tariffs targeting countries with large trade deficits with the United States, sending shock waves through the global economy. Following these ann
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Aug 21, 2025
Trump’s Tariff Policies, Tariff Negotiations, and Their Implications – Part1
President Trump, who refers to himself as “Tariff Man,” announced a substantial increase in tariffs on imports from all countries immediately following his presidential re-inauguration in January 2025. He further declared the introduction of “reciprocal” tariffs targeting countries with large trade deficits with the United States, sending shock waves through the global economy. Following these ann
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Mar 26, 2025
U.S.-Japan Export Controls and Recent Developments in Practice – Part 2: Approaches to Internal Control Systems, and Export Control Classification and Customer Management –
Part02:In recent years, various countries have repeatedly strengthened their export control regulations with the primary goal of bolstering economic security, while concurrently imposing sanctions, including export controls, in response to the Russian-Ukraine situation.
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Mar 25, 2025
U.S.-Japan Export Controls and Recent Developments in Practice – Part 1: The Importance of Export Control Regulations and Recent Developments-
Part01:In recent years, various countries have repeatedly strengthened their export control regulations with the primary goal of bolstering economic security, while concurrently imposing sanctions, including export controls, in response to the Russian-Ukraine situation.
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Feb 1, 2024
Sports Business Legal Front in Japan
NO&T STADIUM Sports Business Legal Front in Japan To assist our clients in the rapidly expanding and diverse sports and e-sports industries, we provide legal advice and solutions on complex business and regulatory issues involving these industries. play ball The sports industry is growing globally and becoming more international. Mainly because consumers now prefer experiences over products,
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Access carefully selected content, including online seminars, members-only newsletters, and past seminar materials that cover a variety of in-depth topics.
*Currently, “Legal Lounge” members only content is mainly in Japanese. We will post content in other languages in due course.
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July 1, 2026 (Wed) 15:00 - 16:00
Only 5 Months Until Enforcement! Practical Guide to Japan‘s 2025 Amended Whistleblower Protection Act
- Tsubasa Watanabe
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Scrutiny from regulators outside Japan: Challenges for Japanese companies – Episode 13: Paralysis in the face of ‘difficult’ decisions
- John Lane
- Hironobu Tsukamoto
- Anup Bharadwaj
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We regularly hold seminars and offer lectures through various formats, such as online streaming.
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July 1, 2026 (Wed) 15:00 - 16:00
Only 5 Months Until Enforcement! Practical Guide to Japan‘s 2025 Amended Whistleblower Protection Act
- Tsubasa Watanabe
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Scrutiny from regulators outside Japan: Challenges for Japanese companies – Episode 13: Paralysis in the face of ‘difficult’ decisions
- John Lane
- Hironobu Tsukamoto
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June 23, 2026 (Tue) -
Scrutiny from regulators outside Japan: Challenges for Japanese companies – Episode 12: Attempting to check what competitors are doing when misconduct is identified
- John Lane
- Peter Bungate
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June 18, 2026 (Thu) 18:30 - 20:00
Let’s Workshop: Negotiating Arbitration Clauses – Pitfalls and Best Practices
- Shota Toda
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June 18, 2026 (Thu) -
AI Seminar 2026 : Part 1 “Guide on the Interpretation and Application of Civil Liability in AI Utilization” —Including Perspectives on Agent AI and AI Governance”
- Keiji Tonomura
- Takahiro Hatori
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July 9, 2026 (Thu) 14:30 - 17:00
Contract Provisions in response to Unforeseeable Global Extreme Changes – Necessity of New Contract Provisions beyond Traditional Contract Framework
- Yoshimi Ohara
- Claire Chong
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Awards
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Jul 7, 2026
Nagashima Receives Multiple Awards at Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific & China Awards 2026
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Jun 23, 2026
IM & Partners in Association with Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Receives High Recognition in Hukumonline’s 2026 Rankings for the Practice Leaders and Top 100 Indonesian Law Firms
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Jun 16, 2026
Nagashima named Japan Law Firm of the Year and wins seven other awards at the ALB Japan Law Awards 2026.
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Jun 8, 2026
Nagashima highly commended in IP STARS 2026
