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  NO&T Japan Legal Update No.50 (September, 2025)

  Ryuji Oka

  • Finance
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  • Financial Regulations
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  Proposed Amendment to the Share Buyback Regulation: To Boost Capital Market Competitiveness with More Flexibility (Thailand)

  NO&T Thailand Legal Update No.37(August, 2025)

  Yothin Intaraprasong, Theerada Temiyasathit (Co-author)

  • Finance
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  • Global Practice
  • Asia and Oceania
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  Roadmap for Statutory Corporate Disclosure of Sustainability Information in Japan

  NO&T Capital Market Legal Update No.8(August, 2025)

  Yuichi Miyashita, Miho Susuki (Co-author)

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  Legal Considerations for Data Center Development and Operation Project (2) – The Nature of Customer Contracts, Permits and Licenses, and Power Procurement –

  NO&T Real Estate Legal Update No.6/NO&T Infrastructure, Energy & Environment Legal Update No.3(July, 2025)

  Makoto Saito, Shinichiro Horaguchi, Yoshihisa Watanabe, Ramsay Randall (Co-author)

  • Real Estate and REITs
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  The New Act on Security Interests by Assignment
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  NO&T Japan Legal Update No.50 (September, 2025)

  Ryuji Oka

  • Finance
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  Lexology Panoramic – Insurance & Reinsurance 2025 JAPAN

  (May 2025)

  Keitaro Oshimo

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  A New Era for Financial Conglomerates: Key Highlights from OJK Regulation No. 30 of 2024 (Indonesia)

  NO&T Asia Legal Review No.99 (April, 2025)

  Ario Putra Pamungkas

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  Chambers Global Practice Guides Equity Finance 2024 Japan – Law & Practice

  (October 2024)

  Sosuke Kimura (Co-author)

  • Finance
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  The New Act on Security Interests by Assignment
  Significant Changes to Security Interests over Movables and Receivables: Impact on Priority and Perfection Rules

  NO&T Japan Legal Update No.50 (September, 2025)

  Ryuji Oka

  • Finance
  • Banking
  • Financial Regulations
  • Securitization/Structured Finance/Trust
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  In-Depth: Sustainable Finance Law – Edition 3 Japan

  (December 2024)

  Hiromi Hattori, Yuichi Miyashita (Co-author)

  • Finance
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  Lexology Panoramic – Structured Finance & Securitisation 2024 Japan

  (February 2024)

  Motohiro Yanagawa, Takashi Tsukioka, Yushi Hegawa (Co-author)

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  Chambers Global Practice Guides Sports Law 2024 Japan – Trends & Developments

  (April 2024)

  Shiro Kato, Teruaki Arai (Co-author)

  • Media/Entertainment and Sport
  • Entertainment and Sport