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Japan’s Approach to AI Regulation in 2025

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Following Shigeru Ishiba’s appointment as Prime Minister on October 1, 2024, Japan has been charting a cautious but innovation-friendly AI regulation strategy, culminating in a public announcement by the Prime Minister...more

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New Crypto Services Launch for Banks, Fintechs and Staking; DOJ Targets Major Cryptocurrency Money-Laundering Scheme; Japan Warns...

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Crypto Developments Emerge in Payments, Trading, Staking and Accounting This week, a global financial services and payment technology firm announced that it has partnered with a major U.S. cryptocurrency custody and...more

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JFTC Public Comment Opportunity: Amendments to Rules for eliminating seals to promote online procedures

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On November 2, 2020, the Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") proposed amendments to relevant rules ("Drafts")  in accordance with the Government of Japan's "Regulatory Reform Implementation Plan" ("Government's Plan")...more

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Japanese FinTech Regulations Set For Further Changes In 2020

Part 1: Proposed regulatory amendments concerning payment settlement services and the introduction of a one-stop intermediary license for marketing financial products- It is generally expected that a bill will soon be...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2020 Insights

Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more

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Blockchain Week in Review - January 2020 #3

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U.S. Developments - Federal and State Regulatory Developments - Bill in Hawaii State Senate Addresses Digital Assets Including Authorization for Banks to Serve as Qualified Custodians - SB 2594 before the Hawaii...more

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FSA Proposes Bill to Amend Japanese Laws Regulating Cryptocurrency-Related Businesses

The Japanese Financial Services Agency (“FSA”), Japan’s primary financial regulator, announced on March 15, 2019, that it was submitting a bill to the Diet to amend both the Payment Services Act (the “PSA”) and the Financial...more

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Japan Legal Update - Volume 30 | October 2017

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Labor & Employment - Outline of Japanese Legislation for the Promotion of Work Style Reform Held Reasonable - On September 8, 2017, Japan's Labour Policy Council announced its opinion that the "Outline of Legislation...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Representatives of the US’s biggest stock exchanges have questioned the SEC’s plan to change how markets work by altering the current “maker-taker” system and imposing new transparency and conflict-of-interest rules on...more

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Japan Legal Update - Volume 26 | June 2017

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The amendment to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act ("Amended FIEA") was enacted on May 17, 2017, and promulgated on May 24, 2017. The Amended FIEA will come into force no later than one year from the date of...more

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Blockchain Week in Review – April 2017 #3

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Below is a summary of some of the significant legal and regulatory actions that occurred over the past week. This alert is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all such developments, but rather a selection of...more

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Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 13

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On December 28, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services ("DFS") released a revised version of a proposed regulation that would require banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions...more

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Blog: Japan To Regulate Virtual Currency Exchanges

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The Japan Times is reporting that the Japanese legislature has adopted a Bill on the regulation of virtual, digital and crypto-currency exchanges. The Bill, which is only available in Japanese at present, was approved by...more

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