Japan’s plan to tighten FDI screening revives security–investment trade-off

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Japan’s plan to tighten FDI screening revives security–investment trade-off

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Chambers Global Practice Guides International Trade 2026 Japan – Law & Practice

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• International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions

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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

Media

Japan’s plan to tighten FDI screening revives security–investment trade-off

MLex News Articles

(January 2026)

Oki Osawa (Comments)

• International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions

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• M&A
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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

Media

Japan’s plan to tighten FDI screening revives security–investment trade-off

MLex News Articles

(January 2026)

Oki Osawa (Comments)

• International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions

Newsletters

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

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

Articles

Chambers Global Practice Guides Technology M&A 2026 Japan – Trends & Developments

(December 2025)

Haseru Roku, Yoshiteru Matsuzaki (Co-author)

• M&A
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Technology
• AI and Robotics