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Amendments to the Act on Special Measures Concerning Promotion of Utilization of Renewable Energy Electricity (Act No. 108 of 2011, the “REA”) and the Rule for the Enforcement of the REA (METI Ministerial Order No. 46 of...more
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
Japan adopts a soft law approach to AI governance but lawmakers advance proposal for a hard law approach to generative AI foundation models. Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (“AI Regulations”) Japan currently...more
This 13th edition of The Technology, Media and Telecommunications Review provides updated overviews of legal and policy constructs and developments in the TMT arena across 18 jurisdictions around the world. As in years past,...more
Welcome to the Orrick Guide to Foreign Investment Reviews. This guide answers frequently asked questions regarding investment control regimes in various jurisdictions. It has been prepared by the experts in our offices...more
On July 30, 2021, the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) together with the Port Authority of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)...more
The Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) recently submitted a bill to the National Diet of Japan including certain amendments to finance-related laws for purposes of strengthening Japan’s financial system and financial...more
Enterprises around the world are rapidly incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into existing and new products and processes. This effort is not just to improve such offerings and services, but to achieve a qualitatively...more
Japanese companies involved in U.S. public procurement should be aware: The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division (Division) has publicly announced that it is prioritizing investigations of criminal antitrust...more
Google Receives Record GDPR Fine - Marking the first major penalty against a U.S. tech company under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the French data-protection authority, CNIL, has fined Google a record $57...more
On 23 January, the European Commission announced that it had adopted an adequacy decision in relation to Japan, to enter into force immediately. The mutual agreement, which covers Japan’s 127m citizens as well as the whole of...more
In Japan, the Intellectual Property High Court (IPHC) established in 2005 has jurisdiction to handle intellectual property cases as second instance, and registered IP cases appealed against trial decisions of the Japan Patent...more
Regulation of Large Online Platforms is Coming to Japan - ("Online platforms may face stricter rules, enforcement in Japan, panel says, MLex, November 5, 2018) Following up on a story (and prediction) included in last...more
To no one’s surprise, the Fed followed through with its months of promises and raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points yesterday. The FOMC also indicated that it’s planning to raise rates again in December....more
SEC Bars Perpetrator of Initial Coin Offering Fraud - On August 14, 2018, the SEC obtained permanent officer-and-director and penny stocks bars against David T. Laurance of Tomahawk Exploration LLC (“Tomahawk”), who...more
JONES DAY CYBERSECURITY, PRIVACY & DATA PROTECTION ATTORNEY SPOTLIGHT: Richard Martinez - Europe's new General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") is driving an evolution in corporate privacy practices globally. As...more
It’s a heist movie cliché. “Don’t worry,” says our hero, apologetically brandishing a gun at the terrified bank teller: “Your money is insured by the federal government.” A particular problem arises when the money in question...more
Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee yesterday, Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf admitted that the illegal sham-account-creation activity at the heart of its recent SEC fine may have begun earlier than first reported....more