While keeping no-visa entry from China for eligible nationals, on-arrival testing and a negative test result certificate are required for entrants from China due to the COVID-19 outbreak in China....more
As the COVID-19 landscape continues to evolve, multinational employers face many questions, challenges, and opportunities when considering how to resume global business travel. To help interested parties plan for Asia-Pacific...more
Japan will implement new border measures designed to allow business purpose entries of foreign nationals, which will require improved, light prenotification procedures. ...more
The Japanese government has extended the restrictions on the entry of foreign nationals into the country until the end of February. TWO-MONTH EXTENSION OF RESTRICTIONS - From November 30, 2021, Japan effectively banned the...more
The Japanese government has again tightened its restrictions on new entries of foreign nationals and on activities for COVID-19 vaccination certificate holders due to the rapid expansion of the Omicron variant infection...more
The Japanese government has relaxed its restrictions on new entries of foreign nationals and on activities for holders of COVID-19 vaccination certificates. These changes went into effect as of November 8, 2021....more
As summer ends, many companies are hoping to resume business travel. To help interested parties plan for the next Asia-Pacific (APAC) trip, this LawFlash outlines current entry bans and quarantine requirements in popular APAC...more
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The Japanese government announced on February 2 that it will continue to make 10 prefectures (except for Tochigi) subject to the Second Declaration of a State of Emergency until March 7, 2021, considering the overwhelming...more
The Japanese government announced on January 13 that it has added seven prefectures—Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Aichi, Gifu, Tochigi, and Fukuoka—as areas subject to the Second Declaration of a State of Emergency (SDSE) from January...more
The Japanese government has announced the second statement of emergency on January 7, 2021; however, comprehensive entry ban that had been considered was not implemented. ...more
This alert provides a summary of the announcement (Announcement) issued by the Kanto Local Finance Bureau (KLFB) at the beginning of August 2020. Responding to the Japanese government’s “Report concerning Promotion of...more
Following the declaration of a state of emergency due to COVID-19, Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) made recent announcements extending the filing deadline for annual securities reports and other disclosure reports,...more
The Japanese government declared a state of emergency with respect to seven prefectures on April 7. The government also has issued emergency policies in response to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including the...more
This alert reviews the impact of the Government of Japan’s recent state of emergency declaration due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic on the practices of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau, which has switched to...more
Foreign investment trust notifications, foreign investment corporation notifications, and Article 63 notifications required to be filed prior to making a solicitation for investments to relevant Japanese investors may be...more
This is the first in a series of alerts from Morgan Lewis’s investment management team in Tokyo that summarize how the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic impacts investment fund-related businesses in Japan. ...more