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What is "Kasuhara" as it Becomes a Social Issue? Explaining the Measures Companies Should Take a.

In recent years, the situation where employees suffer mental and physical distress due to malicious claims from customers has been recognized as a ...

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What is the Legal Responsibility for Spreading False Information? Explaining Two Types of Criminal Liability Through Arrest Cases

What is the Legal Responsibility for Spreading False Information? Explaining Two Types of Crimin.

On January 1, 2024, a major earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, causing extensive damage. The swift recovery of the affect...

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How Far is Trademark Similarity Permissible? Explaining the Criteria for Similarity and Cases of Trademark Infringement

How Far is Trademark Similarity Permissible? Explaining the Criteria for Similarity and Cases of.

What should you do if you discover products being sold with logos or names strikingly similar to your own company's products? Furthermore, when dev...

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Explaining the Issues of Violence from Clients in the Caregiving Field and Workers' Compensation & Liability Claims

Explaining the Issues of Violence from Clients in the Caregiving Field and Workers' Compensation.

Violence from clients in the caregiving sector is a serious issue that imposes significant physical and mental strain on caregiving staff. Violence...

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What is the Low-Altitude Economic Zone? Explaining the Latest Trends in Legal Regulations Related to the Drone Business

What is the Low-Altitude Economic Zone? Explaining the Latest Trends in Legal Regulations Relate.

In recent years, technological innovations in drones and eVTOLs (Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing vehicles) have advanced, drawing attention ...

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[Latest Edition] What is the Personal Information Protection Law? Essential Basics You Should Know, Clearly Explained

[Latest Edition] What is the Personal Information Protection Law? Essential Basics You Should Kn.

In recent times, there has been a growing societal concern regarding the handling of personal information and privacy. However, the realm of the Pe...

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Explanation of the New System under the Information Distribution Platform Response Law (Amended Provider Liability Limitation Law) Enforced in May of Reiwa 7 (2025)

Explanation of the New System under the Information Distribution Platform Response Law (Amended .

Infringements of rights on the internet, such as reputational damage and defamation, have become serious social issues. In response to these situat...

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Does Generating 'Voices' with AI Constitute Copyright Infringement? —Part 1: Development and Training Phase

Does Generating 'Voices' with AI Constitute Copyright Infringement? —Part 1: Development and Tra.

With advances in generative AI, it has become easy to train systems on the voices of real singers and voice actors and to generate similar “voices....

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The History of 'Legal Cheating' in Formula 1 – The Endless Battle of Geniuses Over Loopholes in the Rulebook

The History of 'Legal Cheating' in Formula 1 – The Endless Battle of Geniuses Over Loopholes in .

Written by: Attorney Satoshi TanikawaBorn in the year of the infamous Senna-Prost rivalry's climax at Suzuka in 1989, Satoshi grew up watching Form...

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Does Prompt Have Copyright? A Comprehensive Explanation of Intellectual Property Rights in the AI Era

Does Prompt Have Copyright? A Comprehensive Explanation of Intellectual Property Rights in the A.

The technology behind generative AI is evolving rapidly, ushering in an era where text, images, and even program code can be automatically generate...

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What Are the Contractual Risks of Corporate AI Implementation? Explaining the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's

What Are the Contractual Risks of Corporate AI Implementation? Explaining the Ministry of Econom.

In recent years, the adoption of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in the business world has been advancing rapidly. However, the use and development of...

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What is an OSS License Violation? Explaining the Risks and Countermeasures Companies Should Know, Based on Case Studies

What is an OSS License Violation? Explaining the Risks and Countermeasures Companies Should Know.

Open Source Software (OSS) is widely used by companies and developers as a means to achieve low-cost and high-quality software development. OSS all...

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What is the 'Cloud Exception' in the Personal Information Protection Law? Explaining Based on Actual Cases of Administrative Guidance Received by Cloud Service Providers

What is the 'Cloud Exception' in the Personal Information Protection Law? Explaining Based on Ac.

Business operators handling personal information are subject to various regulations under the Japanese Personal Information Protection Act. Our per...

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Enforcement in June of Reiwa 7 (2025): Heatstroke Prevention Measures in the Workplace Mandated by the Occupational Safety and Health Law Amendment: What Measures are Necessary for Businesses?

Enforcement in June of Reiwa 7 (2025): Heatstroke Prevention Measures in the Workplace Mandated .

On June 1, Reiwa 7 (2025), the amended Japanese Industrial Safety and Health Act was enforced, explicitly mandating "measures against heatstroke" a...

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Mandatory Measures to Prevent 'Kasuhara': Explaining Tokyo's Ordinance and Necessary Corporate Strategies

Mandatory Measures to Prevent 'Kasuhara': Explaining Tokyo's Ordinance and Necessary Corporate S.

Customer harassment, known as "customer harassment" in Japan, where malicious claims by clients can harm the working environment for employees, is ...

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Does Reposting (Retweeting) Images Posted Without Permission Constitute Copyright Infringement?

Does Reposting (Retweeting) Images Posted Without Permission Constitute Copyright Infringement?

Social media has become an essential tool for information dissemination not only for individuals but also for companies. While the use of attractiv...

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