Awards
Entertainment and Sport
We assist clients in managing the fast-changing marketplaces in which they operate across the border. Evolution of digital and other technologies, globalization, and changes in lifestyles and consumer demands are causing radical changes in the entertainment related industry, including TV broadcasting, motion pictures, animation, music, publishing, fictional characters, sports, e-sports, video games and advertising industry.
In this challenging environment, we utilize our in-depth knowledge and extensive experience with legal and business issues to provide, to established companies and to new entrants, client-oriented legal advice on the development and management of content and content-related rights, such as copyrights and publicity rights and protection of fictional character rights.
Also, we offer a wide range of legal services to clients in the sports industry, provided by lawyers well-versed in international sports business, such as representing top international athletes, providing multifaceted legal support to professional sports organizations, negotiating sponsorships and merchandising, and acting as counsel or arbitrators in sports arbitrations, including the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Awards
Entertainment and Sport Related Awards
Topics
Entertainment and Sport Related Topics
Seminars
Entertainment and Sport Related Seminars
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July 11, 2024 (Thu) 14:00 - 15:15Startup Acquisition Practice
- Kohei Mano
- Tsuyoshi Isshiki
Online (Live & On-Demand)
- M&A
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity/Venture Capital and Startups
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June 5, 2024 (Wed) 15:00 - 16:30Key Considerations for Innovative Sports Sponsorship and Partnerships Agreements
- Shiro Kato
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Tokyo Office
- Media/Entertainment and Sport
- Entertainment and Sport
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September 20, 2023 (Wed) -New Technologies in Gaming and e-Sports in the Web3 and Metaverse Era – Part 3
- Keiji Tonomura
- Akira Komatsu
- Chie Komiya
- Technology
- Data and IoT
- AI and Robotics
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September 14, 2023 (Thu) -New Technologies in Gaming and e-Sports in the Web3 and Metaverse Era – Part 2
- Keiji Tonomura
- Akira Komatsu
- Chie Komiya
- Technology
- Data and IoT
- AI and Robotics
Publications
Entertainment and Sport Related Publications
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Newsletters
Inception of New Film Rules: Thailand’s Latest Draft of the Film Act
Nopparak Yangiam, Parot Promkam (Co-author)
- Media/Entertainment and Sport
- Media
- Entertainment and Sport
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Articles
Chambers Global Practice Guides Sports Law 2025 Japan – Trends & Developments
(April 2025)
Shiro Kato, Chihiro Shimaoka (Co-author)
- Media/Entertainment and Sport
- Entertainment and Sport
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Newsletters
Taxation of Sponsorship Agreements with Professional Athletes
Tsutomu Endo
- Tax
- Tax Advice and Planning
- Media/Entertainment and Sport
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Articles
Chambers Global Practice Guides Gaming Law 2024 Japan – Law & Practice
(November 2024)
Masayuki Fukuda
- Media/Entertainment and Sport
- Entertainment and Sport
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