Publications

Newsletters

National Security and Investment Act 2021: what Japanese investors need to know about the current landscape of the UK’s FDI regime

NO&T Europe Legal Update No.5 (July, 2026)

Kiyoshi Honda, Tak Matsuda, Kennosuke Muro, Will Widdess (TLT LLP), Calum Ross (TLT LLP) (Co-author)

• M&A
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions

Newsletters

Be prepared for the new EU foreign investment screening regulation

NO&T Europe Legal Update No.3 (June, 2026)

Kiyoshi Honda, Tak Matsuda, Kennosuke Muro (Co-author)

• M&A
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions

Newsletters

Understanding the New Philippine Foreign Investment Negative List

NO&T Asia Legal Review No.117 (May, 2026)

Patricia O. Ko

• M&A
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Infrastructure/Energy/Environment

Newsletters

Will the MBK–Makino Deal Become a Nightmare for Foreign PE Funds? Take aways from Japan’s First FDI Block in 18 Years

NO&T Japan Legal Update No.53 (May, 2026)

Haseru Roku

• M&A
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions

Newsletters

First-Ever FDI Suspension Recommendation Under Japan’s Post-2017 FEFTA Regime

NO&T Corporate Legal Update No.5/NO&T International Trade Legal Update No.6 (May,2026)

Oki Osawa

• International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions

Newsletters

Publication of the “Report on the Appropriate Framework for the Inward Direct Investment Screening System” – Proposed Amendments to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (Inward Direct Investment Screening System)

NO&T Corporate Legal Update No.4/NO&T International Trade Legal Update No.5 (February,2026)

Oki Osawa, Mayuko Takamura, Tatsuyoshi Kitani (Co-author)

• M&A
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions

Newsletters

Navigating Japan’s Semiconductor M&A Landscape: Recent Trends and Practical Insights for Foreign Investors

NO&T Corporate Legal Update No.3/NO&T International Trade Legal Update No.4 (January,2026)

Oki Osawa, Mayuko Takamura (Co-author)

• M&A
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions

Newsletters

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Releases Draft “Economic Security Management Guidelines”

NO&T International Trade Legal Update No.3/NO&T Compliance Legal Update No.8 (January, 2026)

Oki Osawa, Yu Yuasa, Tatsuyoshi Kitani, Maya Morishita (Co-author)

• International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions

Newsletters

Draft Climate Change Act (Thailand)

NO&T Asia Legal Review No.107 (October, 2025)

Supasit Boonsanong, Phareeya Yongpanich (Co-author)

• Infrastructure/Energy/Environment
• Environmental Law

Newsletters

Legal Risks Arising from Inaccurate Price and Country of Origin Information on Invoices: Ensuring the Accuracy of Export Documentation

NO&T Japan Legal Update No.51 (December, 2025)

Oki Osawa

• International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions

Newsletters

Special Investment Procedure under the Amendment to the Law on Investment (Vietnam)

NO&T Asia Legal Review No.101 (June, 2025)

Ngoc Hoang

• International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions

Newsletters

EU and UK FDI Screening Reports 2024

NO&T Europe Legal Update No.1 (December, 2024)

Axel Kuhlmann, Makoto Ohnuma, Shejal Verma, Sofía Terol Cháfer (Uría Menéndez) (Co-author)

• M&A
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions

Newsletters

Establishment of a Data Center in Malaysia from the Legal Perspective

NO&T Asia Legal Review No.88 (September, 2024)

Yuan Yao Lee

• M&A
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Real Estate and REITs

Newsletters

Update on the New Investment Promotion Packages (EV Battery Management and/or Energy Storage, Data Hosting, Quarantine Facilities for Animals for Export) and the New Investment Promotion Measure to Enhance the Automotive Part Industry (Thailand)

NO&T Thailand Legal Update No.32(July, 2024)

Yothin Intaraprasong, Waritpan Titatornwattanasiri (Co-author)

• International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions

Newsletters

The policy directions for Japan Export Control Reform
– The issuance of the Interim Report by METI Subcommittee on Security Export Control Policy

NO&T International Trade Legal Update No.2/NO&T Compliance Legal Update No.7 (August, 2024)

Yoshihiko Matake, Oki Osawa, Tadashi Okada, Su Ai (Co-author)

• International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions