The protection of intellectual property (IP) is crucial to a healthy globalised economy as it allows innovative businesses in a vast range of industries to receive proper value for their […]
Read moreKenji Kuroda is an attorney at law admitted in Japan and New York and registered with the Taipei Bar Association. He is also registered as a patent attorney in Japan and focuses on intellectual property litigation including Japanese and foreign patents. In addition, he handles international business matters such as direct investment and finance projects, […]
Read moreSome people may think that one way to protect themselves and their assets is to keep the details of their estate plans from as many people as possible. “It may sound like the plot to a bad movie or a TV police drama, but the contents of a will shouldn’t be kept a secret until […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Yasuyuki Suzuki of Hayabusa Asuka Law Offices. Yasuyuki has joined IR as our exclusive Company Formations member in Japan. With their long-standing practices since 1990’s, Hayabusa Kokusai Law Offices and Asuka Kyowa Law Firm merged to establish Hayabusa Asuka Law Offices […]
“When the event was held in Europe in 1998, there were more than 200 litigation cases brought by the organisation against counterfeit goods. When the next event was held in Asia, I was asked to organise the litigation teams in Japan to cope with the huge number of litigation cases expected. I employed a novel […]
Spouses who are worried that their partner might file a fraudulent divorce registration in Japan can file a Non-Acceptance of Notification of Divorce (rikon fujuri moshidesho) in order to prevent acceptance of a divorce form. While this non-acceptance used to only last for 6 months, in 2008 the law was changed to allow such non-acceptance […]
When a company undergoes corporate reorganization to stabilize its business and avoid bankruptcy, two key officials will be appointed by the court to oversee the process: a Trustee and an Examiner. The trustee is in charge of running the company and developing the restructuring plan. Usually the trustee will be a bankruptcy professional but he […]
Asia Pacific is an economic region that cannot be ignored by businesses with an international outlook. By all measurements, the Asian market is already huge and growing in wealth, size […]
Read moreThe rule against subleasing extends to situations where friends or family move in with the renter. Having a temporary visitor at a rented apartment is normally not a cause for legal action on the part of the landlord, but a problem arises if the visitor begins living at the apartment. If someone other than the […]
The bankruptcy estate is composed of the assets held by the applicant at the time of filing for bankruptcy. However, there are some exceptions to what can be included in the estate. When a natural person goes through bankruptcy, the court will limit the estate so that a certain range of assets critical to protecting […]
As long as both parties are in agreement, divorce in Japan can be accomplished with surprisingly ease. A Divorce by Agreement in Japan only requires both parties to sign or stamp their seal on a Registration of Divorce and submit it to the local government office. Approximately 90% of divorces in Japan are conducted this […]
While a choice of language clause can help clarify which of the versions of the contract is the real one, it is important to have the translation as accurate as possible for a variety of reasons. When drafting a contract, each word carries special meaning and, if a sloppy translation is provided to one party, […]
