Intellectual Property

2022.11.07

Are you prepared? Rules for on the job inventions

Author: Hiroki Horita, Attorney at Law 1. Price for an on the job invention In regard to on the job inventions, about 20

HR Management

2022.11.02

Status of Residence “Specific Skills”

Author: Mei Suzuki, Attorney at Law Are you aware of “status of residence”? “Status of residence” is, as the words sugge

Compliance/Internal Control

2022.11.02

Revisions to the Provider Liability Limitation Act
(Act on the Limitation of Liability for Damages of Specified Telecommunications Service Providers and the Right to Demand Disclosure of Identification Information of the Senders)

Author: Shintaro Takasaki, Attorney at Law 1. Introduction On April 21, 2021, a law was passed that revises a part of th

Compliance/Internal Control

2022.05.24

Preventive measures for leaks of confidential matters by retirees.

Author: Kenichi Yamakoshi １.　In recent years there have been reports of cases where a retiree leaks secrets of an entity

General Company Legal Matters, etc.

2022.04.05

Considering the reduction in age of majority under the Civil Code

Author: Attorney at Law Yuko Hayasaki １　For a long time the age of majority in Japan has been 20 years old and legally t

HR Management

2022.03.04

Pitfalls in the case of hiring foreign workers as seen in the referral to prosecutors of Nakamuraya ~ Crime of promoting illegal employment and activities outside one’s status of residence~

Author: Masatoshi Tanaka, Attorney at Law and Patent Attorney In December 2021, Nakamuraya, a long-standing shop famous