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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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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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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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In recent years, technological innovations in drones and eVTOLs (Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing vehicles) have advanced, drawing attention ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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In recent years, the issue of "customer harassment," commonly known as "casuhara," where employees are troubled by malicious claims, has been on th...
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In April and October of Reiwa 7 (2025), the amended "Childcare and Nursing Care Leave Act (Act on Welfare Measures for Workers Engaging in Childcar...
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Legal Challenges Facing the Japanese eSports IndustryIn Japan, once known as a gaming powerhouse, the development of eSports faces several legal ch...
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The Importance of Legal Awareness in the Esports IndustryMany esports players and organization members aim for esports to be recognized as a compet...
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