The Japanese parliament has enacted the first comprehensive economic security legislation to enhance Japan's national security from an economic activities perspective, especially focusing on sensitive industry sectors such as...more
5/17/2022
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JCAA Establishes New "Interactive Arbitration Rules"
Effective January 1, 2019, the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association ("JCAA") modified the choices of rules available to the parties to an...more
3/6/2019
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Supreme Court Decides Whether a Fixed Overtime Allowance is Considered Statutory Overtime Wages -
On July 19, 2018, in a case in which the parties litigated whether payment of a so-called fixed overtime allowance is...more