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Key Points to Check in a Business Outsourcing Contract for MEO Measures

Key Points to Check in a Business Outsourcing Contract for MEO Measures

Recently, more and more people are turning to Google search first when looking for new stores or services. In particular, when searching for restau...

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Points to Consider When Advertising Supplements

Points to Consider When Advertising Supplements

Supplements are not medicines, but health foods. However, from the consumer's perspective, unlike ordinary foods consumed for meals, they are purch...

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Trends in Personal Information Leaks and Loss Incidents in 2019

Trends in Personal Information Leaks and Loss Incidents in 2019

According to Tokyo Shoko Research, in 2019, 66 listed companies and their subsidiaries announced incidents of personal information leakage or loss....

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What Does the 'Japanese Business Outsourcing Contract' Determine?

What Does the 'Japanese Business Outsourcing Contract' Determine?

I believe that a business consignment contract, or in Japanese, a '業務委託契約書', is one of the contracts you often come across in conducting business. ...

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What are the Key Points to Check When Given an Employment Contract?

What are the Key Points to Check When Given an Employment Contract?

If you've ever worked before, chances are you've signed an employment contract. However, surprisingly many people sign and seal their employment co...

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Methods of EXIT through IPO and M&A

Methods of EXIT through IPO and M&A

Both founders of venture companies and investors who invest in such corporations act with the aim of making a profit. However, there isn't just one...

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What are the Methods of Fundraising for a Corporation? Comprehensive Explanation Including Methods Other than Third-Party Allotment of New Shares

What are the Methods of Fundraising for a Corporation? Comprehensive Explanation Including Metho.

When considering how corporations, such as startups, raise funds, it is often imagined that they receive investments from investors like venture ca...

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Does Sending Someone Else's Personal Information via Email Constitute a Violation of Privacy?

Does Sending Someone Else's Personal Information via Email Constitute a Violation of Privacy?

There is no provision in the law called "privacy rights". As society has developed, privacy rights have come to be recognized as "rights" in case l...

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What is the Relationship Between Taking Out Trade Secrets and the Japanese Unfair Competition Prevention Act?

What is the Relationship Between Taking Out Trade Secrets and the Japanese Unfair Competition Pr.

Companies possess a vast amount of information, among which are trade secrets generated in the process of research, development, and business activ...

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What is the 'Japanese Personal Information Protection Law' and Personal Information? An Explanation by a Lawyer

What is the 'Japanese Personal Information Protection Law' and Personal Information? An Explanat.

The Personal Information Protection Act, which was revised in 2015 (enforced from 2017), is an important law when considering issues related to per...

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Corporate Personal Information Leaks and the Risk of Damage Compensation

Corporate Personal Information Leaks and the Risk of Damage Compensation

Risks surrounding corporate management include management crises and accidents due to the company's breach of safety obligations. However, in recen...

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Key Points to Check When Signing a Consultation Contract Regarding Management and Other Matters

Key Points to Check When Signing a Consultation Contract Regarding Management and Other Matters

In recent years, due to the rapid changes in the business environment, there has been an increasing need for companies to seek advice from external...

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Explaining How to Write a Resignation Agreement That Won't Be Rejected and Key Points to Conclude It

Explaining How to Write a Resignation Agreement That Won't Be Rejected and Key Points to Conclud.

When an employee resigns, various risks can arise. These can include unjust monetary claims, leakage or misuse of company information and know-how,...

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What is Force Majeure and Default due to the Novel Coronavirus?

What is Force Majeure and Default due to the Novel Coronavirus?

Since the start of 2020, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been wreaking havoc worldwide.With the spread of the novel coronavirus, situations ma...

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The Relationship between Investment Contracts and Shareholder Agreements

The Relationship between Investment Contracts and Shareholder Agreements

When dealing with venture companies and the like, there are instances where only an investment contract is concluded when a venture capitalist (VC)...

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What are the Key Points to Check in a Contract with an Internet Advertising Agency?

What are the Key Points to Check in a Contract with an Internet Advertising Agency?

According to a survey published by Dentsu in February 2019, internet advertising expenses accounted for 26.9% of Japan's total advertising expenses...

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