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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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Realities and Prevention Strategies for Nursing Care Accident Lawsuits: A Comprehensive Guide for Facility Managers

Realities and Prevention Strategies for Nursing Care Accident Lawsuits: A Comprehensive Guide fo.

In facilities providing caregiving services, implementing preventive measures and risk management for caregiving accidents is essential. By underst...

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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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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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What Are Examples of Customer Harassment? Explaining Key Points for Countermeasures from Court Cases

What Are Examples of Customer Harassment? Explaining Key Points for Countermeasures from Court C.

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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Key Points of the Amendments to the Childcare and Nursing Care Leave Act Enforced in April and October of Reiwa 7 (2025)

Key Points of the Amendments to the Childcare and Nursing Care Leave Act Enforced in April and O.

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 Positioning of eSports under the Basic Act on Sport

Legal Positioning of eSports under the Basic Act on Sport

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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Legal Considerations for Broadcasting and Streaming eSports Tournaments

Legal Considerations for Broadcasting and Streaming eSports Tournaments

Protection of Players' RightsThe image of a person is protected as a symbol of personal dignity, and individuals have the right to prevent its unau...

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Prize Money Distribution and Legal Risks in eSports Competitions

Prize Money Distribution and Legal Risks in eSports Competitions

Legal Interpretation of Gambling OffensesArticle 185 of the Japanese Penal Code stipulates that "any person who engages in gambling shall be punish...

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The Scope of Legal Protection in the Secondary Use of Game Content

The Scope of Legal Protection in the Secondary Use of Game Content

Copyrightability of In-Game DialogueArticle 2, Paragraph 1, Item 1 of the Japanese Copyright Act defines a work as "a production in which thoughts ...

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