Awards
Oki Osawa provides comprehensive legal advice on corporate matters, specializing in M&A, corporate restructuring, and general corporate matters, with a particular focus on those involving publicly listed companies. In addition, having previously served at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), he brings extensive experience in policymaking, regulatory review, and enforcement of economic security regulations, including the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act. At METI, he also worked to strengthen domestic government collaboration and enhance international cooperation on economic security issues. Drawing on this wealth of experience, Osawa provides not only expert legal advice but also practical, actionable insights across a broad range of economic security matters.
Practice Areas
Education/Professional Experience
- 2013
- The University of Tokyo (B.S. in Physics)
- 2015 -
- Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
- 2021
- University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (LL.M., Dean's List, Business Law Certificate)
- 2021 - 2022
- Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau (formerly) (Security Trade Control Policy Division/ International Investment Control Office of Trade Control Department/ Security Export Control Policy Division/ Security Export Licensing Division), Minister’s Secretariat (Economic Security), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- 2025 - present
- Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Awards
Seminars
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September 29, 2025 (Mon) - December 29, 2025 (Mon) 16:00Practice of Risk Management Considering Geopolitical Risks and Local Legal Practice in the Middle East
- Oki Osawa
- Hayata Matsunaga
- Koki Shigenoi (KPMG Consulting Co., Ltd.)
Online (On-Demand)
- Corporate
- General Corporate
- Global Investigations / Crisis Management / Compliance
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October 16, 2025 (Thu) 14:30 - 18:30Nagoya Seminar: Cutting-Edge Legal Issues in Corporate Capital and Global Strategy – Latest Practices in Responding to Shareholder Activism and Cross-Border M&A Strategy
- Fumihide Sugimoto
- Kei Okubo
- Yasuhiro Kasahara
THE STRINGS HOTEL NAGOYA
- Corporate
- Corporate Governance
- M&A
- Mergers & Acquisitions
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May 29, 2024 (Wed) 14:30 - 17:45Exploring the Frontiers of Economic Security with Takayuki Kobayashi, Member of the House of Representatives and Legislative Official: Overview of the Security Clearance System (Act on the Protection and Use of Critical Economic and Security Information) and its Impact on Corporate Practices
- Takayuki Kobayashi (member of the House of Representatives)
JP TOWER Hall & Conference
- Corporate
- Corporate Governance
- General Corporate
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March 12, 2024 (Tue) - December 27, 2024 (Fri) 16:00“Management Challenges in the Economic Security Era”: Part 4 – “Critical Infrastructure System Measures and Data Management”
- Yoshihiko Matake
- Oki Osawa
- Manabu Katsumura (KPMG Consulting)
Online (On-Demand)
- Global Investigations / Crisis Management / Compliance
Publications
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Media
Japan to tighten foreign investment rules amid national security concerns
(February 2025)
Oki Osawa (Comments)
- International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions
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Newsletters
The policy directions for Japan Export Control Reform
– The issuance of the Interim Report by METI Subcommittee on Security Export Control Policy
Yoshihiko Matake, Oki Osawa, Tadashi Okada, Su Ai (Co-author)
- International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions
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Media
Japanese security clearance bill likely to face implementation challenges
(April 2024)
Oki Osawa (Comments)
- Corporate
- General Corporate
- Global Investigations / Crisis Management / Compliance
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Media
Japan considers tightening export controls, amid reports of machine tools diverted to China (update*)
(November 2023)
Oki Osawa (Comments)
- Corporate
- General Corporate
- M&A
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Featured Topics
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Aug 22, 2025Trump’s Tariff Policies, Tariff Negotiations, and Their Implications – Part2
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Aug 21, 2025Trump’s Tariff Policies, Tariff Negotiations, and Their Implications – Part1
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Mar 26, 2025U.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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Mar 25, 2025U.S.-Japan Export Controls and Recent Developments in Practice – Part 1: The Importance of Export Control Regulations and Recent Developments-
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Feb 16, 2023Foreign Direct Investment Regulations and the Practice thereof – Given the Recent Economic Security Environment – Part02
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Feb 16, 2023Foreign Direct Investment Regulations and the Practice thereof – Given the Recent Economic Security Environment – Part01
