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Navigating Safety and Rules: A Legal Examination of Tsunoda's Red Flag Overtake Penalty at the F1 Canadian GP

Navigating Safety and Rules: A Legal Examination of Tsunoda's Red Flag Overtake Penalty at the F.

Written by: Attorney Satoshi TanikawaBorn in the peak year of the Senna-Prost rivalry, 1989, at the Suzuka showdown. Influenced by his father, he h...

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Manipulating Exhaust and Skirting the Rules: What is Red Bull's 'Barely Legal' F1 Aerodynamic Revolution?

Manipulating Exhaust and Skirting the Rules: What is Red Bull's 'Barely Legal' F1 Aerodynamic Re.

Written by: Attorney Satoshi TanikawaBorn in 1989, the year when the legendary rivalry between Senna and Prost, known as the "Senna-Prost Clash," r...

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Administrative Measures Against Care Service Providers: Ensuring Healthy Business Continuity through Enhanced Compliance

Administrative Measures Against Care Service Providers: Ensuring Healthy Business Continuity thr.

As Japan faces an aging population and declining birthrate, the demand for elderly care services is increasing year by year. Care service providers...

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What to Do When an Accident Occurs in a Nursing Care Facility? Explaining Legal Responsibilities and Response Measures

What to Do When an Accident Occurs in a Nursing Care Facility? Explaining Legal Responsibilities.

Accidents in caregiving facilities are a critical issue directly linked to the safety and lives of the users. In the event of an accident, not only...

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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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[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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Key Points of the Major Revision of the 'Employment Insurance Act' Enacted in April of Reiwa 7 (2025) and Its Impact on Businesses

Key Points of the Major Revision of the 'Employment Insurance Act' Enacted in April of Reiwa 7 (.

Starting April 2025 (Reiwa 7), the amended "Employment Insurance Act" will be enforced, significantly transforming the Japanese Employment Insuranc...

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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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[April 2023] Is

[April 2023] Is "Mandatory Retirement at 65" Really a Thing? Explaining the Key Points of the Re.

The employment landscape is rapidly changing, and one area that is garnering significant attention is the employment of older individuals. The curr...

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What is the Legal Responsibility of Shopping Mall Operators? Explaining the Cases Where Operators are Liable

What is the Legal Responsibility of Shopping Mall Operators? Explaining the Cases Where Operator.

Purchasing goods online has now become commonplace. According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's "Fiscal Year 2023 (Reiwa 5) Digital ...

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[June 2023] What is the Newly Established

[June 2023] What is the Newly Established "Detention Sentence" in the Penal Code Amendment? Expl.

In June of Reiwa 7 (2025), Japan will see the abolition of the long-standing penal sanctions of imprisonment and penal servitude, replaced by the n...

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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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Can You Get Arrested for Playing in Online Casinos? A Lawyer Explains the Illegality

Can You Get Arrested for Playing in Online Casinos? A Lawyer Explains the Illegality

In Japan, engaging in gambling by betting money at casinos is prohibited as it constitutes a gambling crime under the Penal Code.Furthermore, the u...

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[April 2023] Strengthening the Prohibition of

[April 2023] Strengthening the Prohibition of "Employment Celebration Money": Legal Issues and R.

In the talent services industry, there was a practice of offering "congratulatory money" paid by operators of job sites and similar platforms when ...

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Understanding the New Security Clearance System under the Important Economic Security Information Protection and Utilization Law

Understanding the New Security Clearance System under the Important Economic Security Informatio.

In Reiwa 6 (2024), the "Act on the Protection and Utilization of Important Economic Security Information" was enacted, and with it, a new Security ...

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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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